Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Grabs, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2008 | FC Balzers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | FC Balzers | 20 | (4) |
2010–2012 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 25 | (1) |
2012–2018 | FC Vaduz | 60 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → FC Chiasso (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017 | → FC Balzers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2020 | FC Balzers | 43 | (5) |
2020–2021 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 16 | (1) |
International career | |||
2009–2012 | Liechtenstein U-21 | 10 | (0) |
2010–2021 | Liechtenstein | 66 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Kaufmann (born 22 December 1990) is a Liechtensteiner former footballer.
Kaufmann joined FC Balzers senior side in 2008, [1] and USV Eschen/Mauren in 2010. [2] He spent his whole career in Liechtenstein teams, with only a short bracket in Swiss-Italian team Chiasso, during 2016-17 season.
On 28 October 2021, he announced his retirement (to be effective as per following December) leaving both international and club activities at the age of only 30. [3]
He was a member of the Liechtenstein national under-21 football team and had 10 caps. [4] Kaufmann received his first call-up to the senior team for the friendly against Estonia on 17 November 2010 and made his debut after being named in the starting 11.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 31 March 2015 | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein | San Marino | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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