Martin Stocklasa

Martin Stocklasa
Personal information
Full nameMartin Stocklasa
Date of birth29 May 1979
Place of birthGrabs, Switzerland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre back / Right back
Youth career
1989–1997USV Eschen/Mauren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–1999FC Vaduz0(0)
1999–2002FC Zürich42(0)
2000–2001→ SC Kriens (loan)28(1)
2002–2006FC Vaduz123(10)
2006–2008Dynamo Dresden60(2)
2008–2011SV Ried92(6)
2011–2014FC St. Gallen61(1)
National team‡
1996–2014Liechtenstein113(5[1])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2014

Martin Stocklasa (born 29 May 1979 in Grabs, Switzerland) is a retired naturalized Liechtenstein football defender.

He played for FC Zürich, FC Vaduz, Dynamo Dresden and SV Ried. Stocklasa, and his brother, Michael (now retired),[2] both represented Liechtenstein at the international level[3] and at the time of his retirement, Martin had 113 caps, which tied him with Mario Frick atop his country's appearances list.

Club career

Stocklasa started his senior career at FC Vaduz in 1997 and moved to Swiss side FC Zürich in the summer of 1999. He went on to spend the entire 2000-01 season on loan to SC Kriens, another Swiss club, and returned to FC Zürich for one season before eventually returning to his first club, FC Vaduz, in the summer of 2002 and spending four seasons there before moving to Dynamo Dresden. Stocklasa had been linked with a move to English club Leeds United, prior to his joining SV Ried.[4] He joined FC St. Gallen, of the Swiss Challenge League, after leaving SV Ried in 2011.

In June 2014, Stocklasa announced his retirement from the game.[5]

International career

He was capped 113[1] times by his country, scoring five goals, and was the team captain.[2][4] He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in their 5–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 31 August 1996.[1] Stocklasa was the first and currently the only Liechtenstein player to have scored a hat trick in an international game.[2] The achievement came on 17 April 2002, against Luxembourg, in an international friendly.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Germany 1-1 2-8 Friendly match
2. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1-0 3-3 Friendly match
3. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2-0 3-3 Friendly match
4. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3-0 3-3 Friendly match
5. 13 October 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1-0 4-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

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Honours

FC Vaduz

FC Zürich

SV Ried

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Liechtenstein FA Profile" (in German).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bend it like Stocklasa". BBC. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  3. ↑ Martin Stocklasa at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Castles, Duncan (2008-05-11). "Chelsea beat United in race to sign Bosingwa". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  5. ↑ Liechtenstein stalwart Stocklasa bows out - UEFA
  6. ↑ "Statistik:Liechtensteiner Fussballverband" (in German). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  7. ↑ "Die Bisherigen Fussballer des Jahres" (in German). Fussballer des Jahres. Retrieved 2008-12-04.

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