Rolf Günther Feltscher Martínez (born 6 October 1990) is a professional

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who plays as defender. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Grasshoppers

Despite being just 16 years old, he was given his league debut in

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's first match of the 2007–08 season, a 2–0 victory over

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, playing 90 minutes at right back. He was also a key member of the Switzerland U-17 team during the

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of the

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UEFA U-17 Championship, playing in all three matches during that round.

Parma

In November 2009, he signed a pre-contract with

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and joined the Italian club after the end of season. He played for Parma's ''primavera'' in the 2011 edition of the

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, but made just two league starts and a substitute appearance for the first-team in his debut season. He made four appearances the following year.

Padova

In June 2012,

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confirmed that Feltscher had signed on a loan deal from Parma with an option to buy for the year 2012–13.

Duisburg

He joined

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for the 2014–15 season.

Getafe

On 11 July 2016, Feltscher signed a two-year deal with

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. After being rarely used, he was loaned to fellow league team

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the following 31 January.

Cardiff City

In September 2017, Feltscher spent ten days on trial with

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side

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, being told that a potential permanent deal was "on the table". However, after Birmingham manager

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left his position, he was allowed to leave the club. Redknapp later recommended Feltscher to

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, manager of fellow Championship club

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, and he spent several weeks on trial with Cardiff before signing an initial two-month contract on 16 November 2017. During his time at the club, he featured as unused substitute in two league matches but did not make a first-team appearance.

LA Galaxy

On 19 December 2017, Feltscher signed with

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side

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ahead of their 2018 season. He had seven games and seven starts until in April 2018 he was ruled out for four months with a broken shoulder. Feltscher was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season. He was re-signed on 15 January 2019.

Würzburger Kickers

On 23 December 2020, Feltscher returned to Germany joining 2. Bundesliga side

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Return to Duisburg

In June 2021, he signed for Duisburg, for the second time.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Frank Feltscher and the elder step-brother of

Mattia Desole Mattia Desole (born 10 May 1993), sometimes spelled De Sole, is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He is the step-brother of fellow footballers Frank and Rolf Feltscher. Club career Born in Zürich, Switzerland, Desole ...

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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