Martin Büchel Explained

Martin Büchel
Fullname:Martin Büchel
Birth Date:19 February 1987
Birth Place:Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1996–2005
Youthclubs1:FC Ruggell
Years1:2005–2006
Years2:2006–2012
Years3:2010
Years4:2011
Years5:2012–2018
Years6:2018–2019
Years7:2019–2021
Years8:2021–2022
Clubs1:FC Vaduz
Clubs2:FC Zürich[1]
Clubs3:FC Vaduz (loan)
Clubs4:Deportivo B (loan)[2]
Clubs5:FC Unterföhring
Clubs6:FC Zürich II
Clubs7:FC Red Star Zürich
Clubs8:FC Ruggell
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Caps2:33
Goals2:2
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Caps4:12
Goals4:1
Caps5:122
Goals5:5
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2021
Nationalteam1:Liechtenstein
Nationalcaps1:91
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:26 June 2023
Ntupdate:14 November 2021

Martin Büchel (born 19 February 1987 in Ruggell) is a retired Liechtenstein footballer, who last played for FC Ruggell in Liechtenstein and formerly played for the Liechtenstein national football team.

Career

Büchel began his career in his hometown for FC Ruggell and signed after nine years in the youth side with his club for local rival FC Vaduz.[3] His talents as a youngster earned him a transfer in 2006 to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich, who were then champions of Switzerland.[4] On 12 January 2010 left Büchel his Swiss club FC Zürich and turned on loan back to his former club FC Vaduz.[5] Following a loan spell at Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, Büchel joined German side FC Unterföhring in 2012.

Büchel re-joined FC Zurich in 2018 as an osteopath while also continuing his playing career with their reserve side.[6]

In July 2019, Büchel moved on to another Zürich side, FC Red Star.

International career

He was one of Liechtenstein's biggest young football talents and made his international debut at the age of 17.[7] He announced his retirement from international football on 4 November 2021, being effective after the last matches of that year.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[9]

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 29 February 2012 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta align=center 1–0 align=center 1–2 Friendly
2. 7 June 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein align=center 1–0 align=center 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes and References

  1. http://igang3.ch/dbfcz/spieler.php?spieler_id=1471 Statistics FC Zürich
  2. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/buechelmartin/ Martin Büchel – Fussballdaten – Die Fußball-Datenbank
  3. http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/en/allgemein/news/top-news/detailview/article/1808/1.html Rückrundenplanung: drei Neuverpflichtungen, Beni Fischer verlässt FC Vaduz
  4. http://www.fcz.ch/profis/portrait_detail.htm?saison=&id=216 FC Zürich – Profile
  5. http://www.volksblatt.li/?newsid=39035&src=vb&region=li Martin Büchel wechselt zum FC Vaduz
  6. https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/martin-buechel-wieder-beim-fc-zuerich-132688588 Martin Büchel wieder beim FC Zürich
  7. http://losv2007.advanced.li/Aktuell/tabid/55/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/69/Vogt-Bchel-und-die-Fussballer.aspx Vogt, Büchel und die Fussballer > Liechtensteinischer Olympischer Sportverband
  8. Web site: News.
  9. Web site: Büchel, Martin. National Football Teams. 14 December 2016.