Rene Pauritsch (born 4 December 1964) is an Austrian

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manager and former player who played as a

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Managerial career

Pauritsch was appointed manager of the Liechtenstein national team in 2012, succeeding

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. At the end of 2018, Pauritsch left his role as manager to become the sporting director for Liechtenstein's national team. Previously, this role was part of the manager job, but this was split as part of the

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's 2021 strategy In March 2023, after Martin Stocklasa left the Liechtenstein national team to become manager of FC Vaduz, it was announced that Pauritsch would manage the team for their

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matches against Portugal and Iceland.

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Liechtensteiner FussballverbundDie Elf, documentary film about Liechtenstein national team
1964 births Living people Austrian men's footballers Men's association football forwards DSV Leoben players Grazer AK players Austrian football managers SC Austria Lustenau managers Austrian expatriate football managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate football managers in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein national football team managers {{Austria-footy-bio-stub