Martin Rechsteiner
{{Short description|Liechtensteiner footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Martin Rechsteiner
|image = AUT vs. LIE 2015-10-12 (210).jpg
|caption =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Altstätten, Switzerland
|position = Right back
|years1 = 2006–2007
|clubs1 = FC Schaan
|caps1 = 15
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2007–2008
|clubs2 = FC Balzers
|caps2 = 23
|goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2008–2009
|clubs3 = USV Eschen/Mauren
|caps3 = 13
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2009–2012
|clubs4 = FC Vaduz
|caps4 = 58
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2012–2019
|clubs5 = FC Balzers
|caps5 = 109
|goals5 = 2
|totalcaps = 218
|totalgoals = 4
|nationalyears1 = 2008–2019
|nationalteam1 = Liechtenstein
|nationalcaps1 = 47
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 13 February 2020
|ntupdate = 13 February 2020
}}
Martin Rechsteiner (born 15 February 1989) is a former footballer who played as a right back. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Liechtenstein national team.
Career
Born in Altstätten, Switzerland, Rechsteiner played club football for FC Schaan, USV Eschen/Mauren and FC Vaduz.{{NFT player|pid=25425|accessdate=24 May 2014}}{{soccerway|martin-rechsteiner/40342|accessdate=24 May 2014}}
He made his senior international debut for Liechtenstein in 2008, and appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|299752}}
After a three-and-a-half-year retirement from international football, Rechsteiner was called in for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Montenegro on 5 September 2015.{{cite web | title=Liechtenstein squad for Switzerland friendly and Moldova qualifier|url=http://www.lfv.li/fileadmin/user_upload/Dateien/Nationalmannschaften/A-Nationalmannschaft/Aufgebote-Nationalmannschaft/2015/Aufgebot-MNE-RUS-2015.pdf}}
Rechsteiner announced his retirement from football at the end of 2019. He is a co-trainer of the Liechtenstein U-17s.{{cite web| title=Rechsteiner wird Co-Trainer der U17| url=http://vbwebsite.gmgnet.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/245589/rechsteiner-wird-co-trainer-der-u17}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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Category:Liechtenstein men's footballers
Category:21st-century Liechtenstein sportsmen
Category:Liechtenstein men's international footballers
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Swiss people of Liechtenstein descent
Category:Naturalised citizens of Liechtenstein
Category:USV Eschen/Mauren players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Sportspeople from Altstätten
Category:Footballers from the canton of St. Gallen
Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen
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