Markus Tanner

{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1954)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name= Markus Tanner

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Switzerland

| height = 1.85 m

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1973–1981

| years2 = 1981–1985

| years3 = 1985–1986

| clubs1 = FC Basel

| clubs2 = FC Lucerne

| clubs3 = FC Zürich

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| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1981

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 6 February 2017

| ntupdate = 23 November 2009

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Markus Tanner (born 15 January 1954) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker.

He began his career with FC Basel during the 1970s, and later signed for FC Lucerne in 1981, where he played until 1985. He was also a Swiss internationalist with ten caps and one goal. He made his international debut against the Netherlands on 11 October 1978 in Bern, and played his last match against the same opposition on 1 September 1981 in Zürich.