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Sandro Wolfinger

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Sandro Wolfinger
Personal information
Full name Sandro Wolfinger
Date of birth (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 FC Ruggell
2012–2013 SV Untermenzing
2013–2014 FC Chur 97 16 (2)
2014–2015 FC Balzers 11 (0)
2015–2016 SV Heimstetten 3 (0)
2016–2018 BCF Wolfratshausen 28 (3)
2018–2021 USV Eschen/Mauren 58 (1)
2021–2026 FC Balzers 74 (3)
International career‡
2013–2026 Liechtenstein 79 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Sandro Wolfinger (born 24 August 1991) is a former Liechtensteiner footballer who last played for FC Balzers.[2]

International career

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He was a member of the Liechtenstein national football team and held 79 caps and has scored three goals, making his debut in a friendly against Estonia on 19 November 2013.

On 8 September 2023, Wolfinger scored a world-class volley in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. His goal was voted as the top goal of the qualifying campaign by UEFA's technical observer panel.[3]

At the pre-match press conference, Wolfinger announced his retirement from football after one final match on 7 June 2026 in a friendly against Cyprus.[4]

International goals

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Score and Result lists Liechtenstein's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef.
1.28 March 2016Centro Deportivo Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Faroe Islands2–32–3Friendly[5]
2.6 September 2018Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia1–11–22018–19 UEFA Nations League
3.8 September 2023Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–21–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Personal life

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Sandro is the middle of three Wolfinger brothers to have been capped by the Liechtenstein senior team after Marco and Fabio.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ UEFA.com. "Sandro Wolfinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sandro Wolfinger (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ↑ UEFA.com. "Goal of the European Qualifiers: Sandro Wolfinger tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ LFV.li. "Erstmals gegen Zypern: Spielstarker Gegner mit individueller Klasse". Liechtenstein Football Association (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 28 March 2016 - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "LFV prüft Bau einer Fussballhalle im Land (Abo)". Vaterland online.