.jpg) Burgmeier playing for Liechtenstein in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Burgmeier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Triesen, Liechtenstein | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Triesen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Triesen | 21 | (11) |
| 2000–2005 | Vaduz | 115 | (27) |
| 2005–2006 | Aarau | 35 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Basel | 23 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Thun (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Darlington | 35 | (2) |
| 2009–2018 | Vaduz | 208 | (30) |
| Total | 454 | (72) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2018 | Liechtenstein | 112 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Vaduz (Scout) | ||
| 2019– | Vaduz (Director of football) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franz Burgmeier (born 7 April 1982) is a Liechtenstein former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Born in Triesen, Burgmeier was a burgeoning footballer and keen skier, until he gave up the latter sport at 16 following a serious injury. Having been a youth player for Triesen, he started his professional career with Vaduz. Burgmeier won several Liechtensteiner Cups with Vaduz, who were promoted to the Swiss Challenge League in 2001, and played in the UEFA Cup. After two unsuccessful attempts to win promotion to the Swiss Super League, Burgmeier left for Aarau in 2005. He spent only one season with Aarau before a move to the previous season's runners-up Basel in 2006. His two seasons with Basel were broken up by a loan spell with Thun, before he moved to England with Darlington in August 2008, where he played for one year.
Burgmeier won 112 caps and scored nine goals for his country. He was a right-footed player competent as either a left midfielder or left back, with the ability to deliver a good cross.[3][4] He made his international debut in 2001 against Spain and three years later scored one of the goals that helped secure his country's first point in World Cup qualification matches.
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- ^ "Franz Burgmeier". FC Vaduz. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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