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Rainer Hasler

Rainer Hasler

Liechtenstein footballer (1958–2014)

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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Club career

Hasler played for Grasshoppers, FC Vaduz, Neuchâtel Xamax and Servette FC. For Servette, he spent two years as captain, where he won the 1984–85 Swiss championship and the Swiss Cup. Another major success was with Xamax reaching the UEFA Cup quarter-final in the 1981–82 season.[2]

He retired from football in 1989 at 31 years of age.[3]

International career

Hasler never played for Liechtenstein, as the national team barely participated in any games before he retired.[3]

Death

Hasler died c. 29 October 2014 at the age of 56.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    Ionescu, Romeo (27 September 2001). "Swiss Clubs' Players in European Cups 1955–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Liechtenstein's finest Hasler dies aged 56". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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