Marc Hottiger (born 7 November 1967) is a Swiss former professional

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who played as a defender. He notably had two separate spells with both

Lausanne Sports FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...

and

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, amassing over 300 appearances in the Nationalliga A. He also played in the

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for

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and Everton, from 1994 until 1997. He was capped 63 times and scored five goals for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1996. He was in the Swiss squad at the

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, playing all four games, as well as the

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Career

Hottiger was born in

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. After starting his club career in his native Switzerland, he headed for England on 1 August 1994 to sign for

side Newcastle United in a £525,000 deal. He was their first choice right-back in the 1994–95 season, during which he memorably scored a 25-yard goal in a victory over

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in the

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third round. However, manager

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signed right-back

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from

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the following summer and Hottiger lost his place in the first team for the 1995–96 season. On 19 January 1996, he agreed terms with Everton for a £700,000 transfer, but had difficulty obtaining a work permit, which was finally granted on 9 March 1996 when his long wait to become an Everton player ended. However, he only made limited appearances for Everton, scoring once against Bolton Wanderers, and left in June 1997 to sign for his hometown club Lausanne in a £25,000 deal. He then moved back to FC Sion in 1999 and remained there until the end of his playing career in 2002.

Personal life

Hottiger has worked as the director of the

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Premier Soccer Academes.

Career statistics

References

External links

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fifa.com profile
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