Martin Stocklasa (born 29 May 1979) is a Liechtenstein

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Liechtenstein club

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, who play in the

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, the second tier of Swiss football. He played for

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and

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. Stocklasa, and his brother,

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(now retired), both represented

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at the international level and at the time of his retirement, Martin had 113

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, which tied him with Mario Frick atop his country's appearances list.

Club career

Born in Grabs, Switzerland, Stocklasa started his senior career at FC Vaduz in 1997 and moved to Swiss side

in the summer of 1999. He went on to spend the entire 2000–01 season on loan to

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, another Swiss club, and returned to FC Zürich for one season before eventually returning to his first club, FC Vaduz, in the summer of 2002 and spending four seasons there before moving to

. Stocklasa had been linked with a move to English club

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, prior to his joining SV Ried. He joined

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, of the

, after leaving

in 2011. In June 2014, Stocklasa announced his retirement from the game.

International career

He was capped 113 times by his country, scoring five goals, and was the team captain. He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in their 5–0 defeat to the

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in a

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qualifier on 31 August 1996. Stocklasa was the first and currently the only Liechtenstein player to have scored a

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in an international game. The achievement came on 17 April 2002, against

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, in an international friendly.

International goals

Managerial career

Stocklasa was the Manager of the Liechtenstein U-21 team from 6 February 2019 until December 2020. He was the manager for the U-21's first ever win, a 1-0 victory over

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on 6 June 2019. He was then appointed as Liechtenstein's senior team manager, following the departure of

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. On 1 March 2023, it was announced that he cancelled his contract with the

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to join

. At the time of his appointment, Vaduz were in ninth place (out of ten) in the

Honours

FC Vaduz * Liechtenstein Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 FC Zürich *

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: 1999–2000 SV Ried *

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Individual * Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2009, 2010, 2011

Managerial Statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stocklasa, Martin 1979 births Living people Liechtenstein footballers Men's association football defenders Liechtenstein men's international footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Liechtenstein descent People with acquired Liechtenstein citizenship FC Vaduz players FC Zürich players SC Kriens players Dynamo Dresden players SV Ried players FC St. Gallen players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Regionalliga players Liechtenstein expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria FIFA Men's Century Club Liechtenstein football managers Liechtenstein national football team managers FC Vaduz managers Swiss Challenge League managers