Benjamin Fischer (footballer)

Benjamin Fischer (born 19 October 1980) is a retired football striker from Liechtenstein. He began his career with the Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zürich in the youth team and holds a Swiss passport.

This article is about the Liechtensteiner footballer. For other uses, see Benjamin Fischer (disambiguation).

Ben Fischer

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Fischer
Date of birth	(1980-10-19) 19 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Grabs, Switzerland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1996–1998	Grasshopper Club Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	USV Eschen/Mauren	28	(20)
1999–2001	FC Vaduz	38	(27)
2001–2002	FC Chur 97	47	(38)
2003–2009	FC Vaduz	129	(37)
2010	FC Chiasso	14	(7)
2010–2011	FC Vaduz	11	(0)
Total		267	(129)
International career
2005–2011	Liechtenstein	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
7 September 2005	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Luxembourg	2-0	3-0	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
8 October 2005	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal	Portugal	0-1	2-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

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Honours

Club

Vaduz

• 1. Liga Promotion (1): 2000–01
• Liechtensteiner Cup (9): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11,

Individual

• Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 2003–04^[2]

References

1. "Statistik:Liechtensteiner Fussballverband" (in German). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
2. "Die Bisherigen Fussballer des Jahres" (in German). Fussballer des Jahres. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

External links

• FC Vaduz profile (in German)