Marc Hottiger

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.