Rolf Günther Feltscher Martínez (born 6 October 1990) is a professional

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who plays as defender for German club

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. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Grasshoppers

Despite being just 16 years old, he was given his league debut in Grasshoppers's first match of the 2007–08 season, a 2–0 victory over FC St. Gallen, playing 90 minutes at right back. He was also a key member of the Switzerland U-17 team during the qualifying round of the

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, playing in all three matches during that round.

Parma

In November 2009, he signed a pre-contract with Parma and joined the Italian club after the end of season. He played for Parma's ''primavera'' in the 2011 edition of the Torneo di Viareggio, but made just two league starts and a substitute appearance for the first-team in his debut season. He made four appearances the following year.

Padova

In June 2012,

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confirmed that Feltscher had signed on a loan deal from Parma with an option to buy for the year 2012–13.

Duisburg

He joined

for the 2014–15 season.

Getafe

On 11 July 2016, Feltscher signed a two-year deal with

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. After being rarely used, he was loaned to fellow league team Real Zaragoza the following 31 January.

Cardiff City

In September 2017, Feltscher spent ten days on trial with

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side Birmingham City, being told that a potential permanent deal was "on the table". However, after Birmingham manager

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left his position, he was allowed to leave the club. Redknapp later recommended Feltscher to

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, manager of fellow Championship club

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, and he spent several weeks on trial with Cardiff before signing an initial two-month contract on 16 November 2017. During his time at the club, he featured as unused substitute in two league matches but did not make a first-team appearance.

LA Galaxy

On 19 December 2017, Feltscher signed with

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side

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ahead of their 2018 season. He had seven games and seven starts until in April 2018 he was ruled out for four months with a broken shoulder. Feltscher was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season. He was re-signed on 15 January 2019.

Würzburger Kickers

On 23 December 2020, Feltscher returned to Germany joining

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side

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Return to Duisburg

In June 2021, he signed for Duisburg, for the second time.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

Frank Feltscher Frank Feltscher Martínez (born 17 May 1988) is a Swiss-Venezuelan professional Association football, footballer who plays for Atlético Venezuela as an attacking midfielder. Club career Feltscher was born in Bülach, Switzerland. After eme ...

and the elder step-brother of

Mattia Desole Mattia Desole (born 10 May 1993), sometimes spelled De Sole, is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He is the step-brother of fellow footballers Frank and Rolf Feltscher. Club career Born in Zürich, Switzerland, Desole ...

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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Football.ch profile
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