Rainer Hasler (2 July 1958 – c. 29 October 2014) was a Liechtenstein footballer who played as a right-back. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Liechtenstein Football Association as the country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the last 50 years.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
| Date of death | c. 29 October 2014 (aged 56) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1978–1979 | FC Vaduz | ||
| 1979–1983 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 1983–1989 | Servette | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHasler played for Grasshoppers, FC Vaduz, Neuchâtel Xamax and Servette FC. With Xamax, he reached the UEFA Cup quarter-final in the 1981–82 season and at Servette, he was captain for two years and won the 1984–85 Swiss championship and the Swiss Cup.[2]
He retired from football in 1989 at 31 years of age.[3]
International career
editHasler never played for Liechtenstein, as the national team barely participated in any games before he retired.[3]
Death
editHasler died c. 29 October 2014 at the age of 56.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Ionescu, Romeo (27 September 2001). "Swiss Clubs' Players in European Cups 1955–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Liechtenstein's finest Hasler dies aged 56". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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