The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Liechtenstein
This page contains a list of the greatest Liechtensteiner Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 4 of which were born in Liechtenstein. This makes Liechtenstein the birth place of the 123rd most number of Soccer Players behind Syria, and Vietnam.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Liechtensteiner Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rainer Hasler (1958 - 2014)
With an HPI of 41.68, Rainer Hasler is the most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Peter Jehle (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 35.65, Peter Jehle is the 2nd most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Peter Karl Jehle (born 22 January 1982) is a Liechtensteiner retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. 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.
3. Franz Burgmeier (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 30.29, Franz Burgmeier is the 3rd most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Franz Burgmeier (born 7 April 1982) is a Liechtenstein former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Born in Triesen, Burgmeier was a burgeoning footballer and keen skier, until he gave up the latter sport at 16 following a serious injury. Having been a youth player for Triesen, he started his professional career with Vaduz. Burgmeier won several Liechtensteiner Cups with Vaduz, who were promoted to the Swiss Challenge League in 2001, and played in the UEFA Cup. After two unsuccessful attempts to win promotion to the Swiss Super League, Burgmeier left for Aarau in 2005. He spent only one season with Aarau before a move to the previous season's runners-up Basel in 2006. His two seasons with Basel were broken up by a loan spell with Thun, before he moved to England with Darlington in August 2008, where he played for one year. Burgmeier won 112 caps and scored nine goals for his country. He was a right-footed player competent as either a left midfielder or left back, with the ability to deliver a good cross. He made his international debut in 2001 against Spain and three years later scored one of the goals that helped secure his country's first point in World Cup qualification matches.
4. Sandro Wieser (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 27.76, Sandro Wieser is the 4th most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Sandro Wieser (born 3 February 1993) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and the Liechtenstein national team.
5. Martin Büchel (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 27.38, Martin Büchel is the 5th most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Martin Büchel (born 19 February 1987 in Ruggell) is a retired Liechtenstein footballer, who last played for FC Ruggell in Liechtenstein and formerly played for the Liechtenstein national football team.
6. Nicolas Hasler (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 25.72, Nicolas Hasler is the 6th most famous Liechtensteiner Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Nicolas Hasler (born 4 May 1991) is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a left or right midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and captains the Liechtenstein national team. He is the son of Rainer Hasler, who was one of Liechtenstein's greatest professional footballers.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Liechtensteiner soccer players born between 1958 and 1993. Of these 6, 5 (83.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Liechtensteiner soccer players include Peter Jehle, Franz Burgmeier, and Sandro Wieser. The most famous deceased Liechtensteiner soccer players include Rainer Hasler. As of April 2024, 2 new Liechtensteiner soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Franz Burgmeier, and Nicolas Hasler.
Living Liechtensteiner Soccer Players
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Peter Jehle
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Franz Burgmeier
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.29
Sandro Wieser
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Martin Büchel
1987 - Present
HPI: 27.38
Nicolas Hasler
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.72
