Rainer Hasler (2 July 1958 – c. 29 October 2014) was a

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who played as a defender. In November 2003, to celebrate

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's jubilee, he was selected by the

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as the country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the last 50 years.

Club career

Hasler played as a right back for

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Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (Fra ...

and Servette FC. For Servette, he spent two years as captain, where he won the 1984–85 Swiss championship and the Swiss Cup. Another major success was with Xamax reaching the UEFA Cup quarter-final in the 1981–82 season. He retired from football in 1989 at 31 years of age.

International career

Hasler never played for

, as the national team barely participated in any games before he retired.

Death

Hasler died c. 29 October 2014 at the age of 56.

References

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Liechtenstein's Hasler scaled Swiss peaks
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