Sandro Wolfinger

Sandro Wolfinger
Personal information
Full name	Sandro Wolfinger
Date of birth	24 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Balzers
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	FC Ruggell
2012–2013	SV Untermenzing
2013–2014	FC Chur 97
2014–2015	FC Balzers
2015–2016	SV Heimstetten
2016–2018	BCF Wolfratshausen
2018–2021	USV Eschen/Mauren
2021–	FC Balzers
International career‡
2013–	Liechtenstein
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Last updated October 15, 2024

Sandro Wolfinger (born 24 August 1991) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who currently plays for FC Balzers.^[2]

International career

He is a member of the Liechtenstein national football team and holds 68 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]

International goals

Score and Result lists Liechtenstein's goal tally first


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	28 March 2016	Centro Deportivo Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain	Faroe Islands	2–3	2–3	Friendly	^[4]
2.	6 September 2018	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–1	1–2	2018–19 UEFA Nations League
3.	8 September 2023	Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Personal life

Sandro is the middle of three Wolfinger brothers to have been capped by the Liechtenstein senior team after Marco and Fabio.^[5]

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References

↑ UEFA.com. "Sandro Wolfinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
↑ "Sandro Wolfinger (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
↑ UEFA.com. "Goal of the European Qualifiers: Sandro Wolfinger tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 28 March 2016 - Soccerway".
↑ "LFV prüft Bau einer Fussballhalle im Land (Abo)". Vaterland online.

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[1] UEFA.com. "Sandro Wolfinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. 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.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[4] "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 28 March 2016 - Soccerway".

[5] "LFV prüft Bau einer Fussballhalle im Land (Abo)". Vaterland online.

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