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Peter Jehle

Peter Jehle

Liechtensteiner footballer

For the Swiss handballer, see Peter Jehle (handballer).

Peter Karl Jehle (born 22 January 1982) is a Liechtensteiner retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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He spent most of his career with Vaduz, representing the club in both the Swiss Super League and the Challenge League. He also competed professionally in France and Portugal.

Over two decades, Jehle won 132 caps for the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career

Jehle was born in Schaan as the youngest of three brothers, all of whom grew up playing football.[2] At the age of 16 he had trials with English Premier League clubs Liverpool and Crystal Palace, and both offered him professional contracts but he turned them down to stay home and finish school.[3] Subsequently, he got further offers from Bayer Leverkusen of the Bundesliga and Juventus of Serie A, but turned those down as well.[4]

Eventually, Jehle signed with Grasshoppers because of its proximity to his hometown.[4] He made his Swiss Super League debut against FC Basel in August 2000, coming on in the 95th minute to replace first choice Stefan Huber who was sent off for giving away a penalty, and saved the ensuing spot kick taken by Massimo Ceccaroni.[5][6] He deputised in goal the next game, and kept a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[6] Towards the end of the season, he again became the starter as Huber was out injured;[6] he appeared in the 4–0 away victory over St. Gallen,[6] the opposition's first home loss in 34 matches and confirmation of his team's championship win.[6]

Jehle moved to Boavista during the summer of 2006, gaining first-choice status during his second season.[7][8] In June 2008, after the Porto team's relegation from the Portuguese Primeira Liga due to the Apito Dourado affair, he left and signed a one-year contract with Tours from Ligue 2.[9]

After just one season in France, Jehle returned to his country and joined FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League.[10] On 20 April 2018, the 36-year-old announced his retirement at the end of the campaign, following which he would work with the Liechtenstein Football Association in directorial capacities.[11]

International career

Jehle made his debut for Liechtenstein on 14 October 1998, in a 2–1 win over Azerbaijan for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers which was the country's first ever competitive victory.[2] He was just 16 at the time, but quickly became first choice for the national team and remained in goal the following decade.[12]

On 22 March 2013, with the score at 1–1 against Latvia, the opposition was awarded a penalty. Aleksandrs Cauņa stepped up to convert it but Jehle saved the shot, thus earning the hosts one of just two points during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13]

Honours

Grasshoppers

Vaduz

Individual

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Peter Jehle". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    Connelly 2002, 300
  3. [3]
    Connelly 2002, 301
  4. [4]
    Connelly 2002, 302
  5. [5]
    Connelly 2002, 58
  6. [6]
    Connelly 2002, 303
  7. [7]
    Peter Gelo (Peter Ice ("Gelo" in Portuguese, similar to his surname)) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Correio da Manhã, 8 April 2008 (in Portuguese)
  8. [8]
    Regresso de Peter Jehle em cima da mesa (Return of Peter Jehle on the table) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; O Jogo, 17 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  9. [9]
    Signature de Peter Jehle (Peter Jehle's signature) Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine; FC Tours, 30 June 2008 (in French)
  10. [10]
    Saisonplanung 2009/10 (Season planification 2009/10) Archived 4 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine; FC Vaduz, 30 June 2009 (in German)
  11. [11]
    Peter Jehle beendet Karriere und wechselt zum Verband (Peter Jehle ends career and joins the Association) Archived 20 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Aargauer Zeitung, 20 April 2018 (in German)
  12. [12]
    Head of Liechtenstein FA outlines the way forward towards success Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Here Is The City, 6 October 2013
  13. [13]
    Liechtenstein off the mark after holding Latvia Archived 21 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 22 March 2013
  14. [14]
    Le FC Vaduz est promu en Super League (FC Vaduz promote to Super League) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Le Matin, 4 May 2014 (in French)
  15. [15]
    Nach Penaltyknüller: FCV ist Cupsieger (After penalty blockbuster: FCV are Cup winners) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Volksblatt, 13 May 2010 (in German)
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    Der FC Vaduz ist alter und neuer Cupsieger (FC Vaduz are old and new Cup winners) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Liechtensteiner Vaterland, 25 April 2011 (in German)
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    Der FC Vaduz ist Cupsieger! (FC Vaduz are Cup winners!) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Volksblatt, 1 May 2013 (in German)
  18. [18]
    Vaduz claim record-equalling Liechtensteiner Cup Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 2 May 2014
  19. [19]
    43. Cupsieg für den FC Vaduz (43rd Cup win for FC Vaduz) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; FC Vaduz, 13 May 2015 (in German)
  20. [20]
    FC Vaduz Cupsieger 2016 (FC Vaduz 2016 Cup winner) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; FC Vaduz, 4 May 2016 (in German)
  21. [21]
    FC Vaduz holt sich dank Effizienz 45. Titel (FC Vaduz thank efficiency for their 45th title) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Liechtensteiner Vaterland, 24 May 2017 (in German)
  22. [22]
    Jehle in Liechtenstein geehrt (Jehle honoured in Liechtenstein) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 27 November 2014 (in German)
  23. [23]
    Peter Jehle erneut Fussballer des Jahres (Peter Jehle Footballer of the Year again) Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Volksblatt, 3 October 2016 (in German)
  • Connelly, Charlie (2002) Stamping Grounds: Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dreams. Abacus.
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