'Mario Frick' (born
September 7,
1974 in
Chur,
Switzerland) is a
football player (primarily a
striker) from
Liechtenstein, who holds the record for being
their national side's all time top goalscorer, with 11 goals.
He started his career at
FC Balzers, but has really made a name for himself in Italy, being the first Liechtensteiner to play abroad (has also played in Austria and Switzerland). He has established himself as a key player in the
Liechtenstein national football team, however, his manager at the time fell out with the national coach
Ralf Loose at the end of the
2002 World Cup qualification stages, and he was left out of the team. After the change in coach, Frick returned to be part of the squad playing in both games against
England. After
Ternana's relegation from
Serie B, Frick moved to
A.C. Siena (
Serie A) in
July 2006 where he was temporarily top goalscorer in
Serie A.
Trivia
★ He is half Swiss and he currently weighs 78.7
kg (12.4
stone).
★ It is thought that he once considered retiring from the sport altogether in the year 2003, for personal reasons. However it is believed that the real reason arose from an incident earlier that year, when a masked man, armed with a crowbar, broke into his home and threatened Mario and his family.
Clubs
★
FC St.Gallen 1994-1996 11 goals
★
FC Basel 1996-1998 30 goals
★
FC Zürich 1998-2000 7 goals
★
AC Arezzo 2000-2001 17 goals
★
Hellas Verona 2001-2002 7 goals
★
Ternana Calcio 2002-2006 29 goals
★
A.C. Siena 2006-current
Other
Frick and his wife, Isabelle, have two children.
External links
★
Personal website