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Marc Hottiger
Marc Hottiger
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-11-07) 7 November 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Lausanne Sports 123 (5)
1992–1994 Sion 67 (13)
1994–1996 Newcastle United 39 (1)
1996–1997 Everton 17 (1)
1997–1999 Lausanne Sports 45 (1)
1999–2002 Sion 82 (1)
Total 373 (22)
International career
1989–1996 Switzerland 63 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Hottiger (born 7 November 1967) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.

He notably had two separate spells with both Lausanne Sports and Sion, amassing over 300 appearances in the Nationalliga A. He also played in the Premier League for Newcastle United and Everton, from 1994 until 1997.

He was capped 63 times and scored five goals for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1996. He was in the Swiss squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing all four games, as well as the 1996 UEFA European Championship.

Career

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Hottiger was born in Lausanne. After starting his club career in his native Switzerland, he headed for England on 1 August 1994 to sign for Premier League side Newcastle United in a £525,000 deal.[1] He was their first choice right-back in the 1994–95 season, during which he memorably scored a 25-yard goal in a victory over Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup third round. However, manager Kevin Keegan signed right-back Warren Barton from Wimbledon the following summer and Hottiger lost his place in the first team for the 1995–96 season.[2]

On 19 January 1996, he agreed terms with Everton for a £700,000 transfer,[3] but had difficulty obtaining a work permit,[4] which was finally granted on 9 March 1996 when his long wait to become an Everton player ended.[5] However, he only made limited appearances for Everton,[6] scoring once against Bolton Wanderers,[7] and left in June 1997 to sign for his hometown club Lausanne in a £25,000 deal. He then moved back to FC Sion in 1999 and remained there until the end of his playing career in 2002.[8]

Personal life

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Hottiger has worked as the director of the Brad Friedel Premier Soccer Academes.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season
Division Apps Goals
Lausanne Sports 1988–89 Nationalliga A 20 3
1989–90 35 1
1990–91 33 1
1991–92 35 0
Total 123 5
Sion 1992–93 Nationalliga A 32 7
1993–94 35 6
Total 67 13
Newcastle United 1994–95 Premier League 38 1
1995–96 1 0
Total 39 1
Everton 1995–96 Premier League 9 1
1996–97 8 0
Total 17 1
Lausanne Sports 1997–98 Nationalliga A 29 0
1998–99 16 1
Total 45 1
Sion 1999–00 Nationalliga A 14 0
2000–01 33 1
2001–02 35 0
Total 82 1
Career total 373 22

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Marc Hottiger". toon1892. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Marc Hottiger - Newcastle United FC International Footballer". Football-Heroes.net. Retrieved 15 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Marc's hot for Everton. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ Ian Hunter (10 April 1996). "Law: How to play by the rules - UK - News". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Marc Hottiger | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44". Soccer Base. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Everton". Evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Bolton going down without a fight". The Independent. 8 April 1996. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ Alan Nixon (13 June 1997). "Doubts over the future of Kinnear - Sport". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Marc Hottiger".
  10. ^ "Marc Hottiger » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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