Rainer Hasler(2 July 1958 – c. 29 October 2014) was a Liechtensteinfootballerwho played as aright-back.In November 2003, to celebrateUEFA's jubilee, he was selected by theLiechtenstein Football Associationas the country'sGolden Player,the greatest player of the last 50 years.[1]

Rainer Hasler
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-07-02)2 July 1958
Place of birth Vaduz,Liechtenstein
Date of death c. 29 October 2014(2014-10-29)(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

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Hasler played forGrasshoppers,FC Vaduz,Neuchâtel XamaxandServette 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

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

Death

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

References

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  1. ^"Golden Players take centre stage".UEFA.Union of European Football Associations. 29 November 2003.Retrieved30 October2014.
  2. ^Ionescu, Romeo (27 September 2001)."Swiss Clubs' Players in European Cups 1955–2001".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved30 October2014.
  3. ^abc"Liechtenstein's finest Hasler dies aged 56".UEFA.Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2014.Retrieved29 October2014.
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