Benjamin Fischer (born 19 October 1980) is a retired
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
striker from
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
.
He began his career with the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
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club
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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in the youth team and holds a Swiss passport.
In February 2011, he retired from professional football following a recurrence of back and thigh injuries.
International career
Fischer nearly made history when, in the final qualifier for World Cup 2006 in Germany against Portugal, who needed a point to qualify, he scored a 32nd minute opening goal. However, Liechtenstein were unable to keep their lead, with a Pauleta equaliser and an 85th minute Nuno Gomes winning goal turning the game on its head for a second time.
International goals
Honours
Club
;Vaduz
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1. Liga Promotion
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(1): 2000–01
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Liechtensteiner Cup (9): 1999–00,
2000–01,
2003–04,
2004–05,
2005–06,
2006–07,
2007–08,
2008–09,
2010–11
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,
Individual
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Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year The Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year is an award granted every season to a Liechtensteiner footballer. It is awarded by the country's ''Liechtensteiner Vaterland
''Liechtensteiner Vaterland'' (lit. "Liechtenstein Fatherland") is the largest ...
: 2003–04
References
External links
FC Vaduz profile
Liechtenstein men's footballers
Liechtenstein men's international footballers
Swiss men's footballers
Swiss people of Liechtenstein descent
People with acquired Liechtenstein citizenship
FC Vaduz players
1980 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
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