Mario Frick (footballer)
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Mario Frick is a Swiss-born Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

er football striker, who plays for Liechtenstein side FC Balzers
FC Balzers
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 in the Swiss 1st League
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Liechtenstein

Born in Chur
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, Switzerland
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, Frick started his career with the youth team at Liechtensteiner club FC Balzers
FC Balzers
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, in which he then played 4 seasons in the first team within the early 1990s.

Switzerland

In 1994, he played abroad for the first time in his career. The destination was the country where he has half-citizenship, Switzerland
Switzerland
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Each FC St. Gallen
FC St. Gallen
Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.-Brief history:...

, FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

, and FC Zürich once experienced his services.

He played there until the turning of the millennium
Millennium
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, which marked a giant leap in his career by moving to one of the best football leagues in the world, the Italian Serie A
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Arezzo

He began his Italian journey by holding the status of the first Liechtensteiner
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 to play in Italy
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A.C. Arezzo
A.C. Arezzo
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Atletico Arezzo is an Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany...

 signed him to play the 2000–01 season, where he scored an impressive 16 goals in just 23 matches.

Hellas Verona

Frick's adventure in the country's top flight began when he signed a contract with the then Serie A
Serie A
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 team Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...



It was under the management of Italian manager Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge of Genoa.-Early career and breakthrough at Chievo:...

, who employed a 3–4–3 attacking formation, with Frick being one of the three forwards in the manager's tactics.
His two partners in attack were the future big-names, Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cesena.-Argeş Piteşti:Mutu began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti...

 (currently playing for ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...

), and Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...

 (later signed by Juventus
Juventus F.C.
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, now playing for Club Atlético Lanús).

However, after the club's three year stay in Serie A
Serie A
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 since 1999, their last stint ended in 2002. Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...

 was relegated to Serie B
Serie B
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Frick and other international talents such as Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cesena.-Argeş Piteşti:Mutu began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti...

, Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...

, Alberto Gilardino
Alberto Gilardino
Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team....

, Martin Laursen
Martin Laursen
Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team...

, Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo, Ufficiale OMRI, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...

, Marco Cassetti
Marco Cassetti
Marco Cassetti is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side Roma, as a center back or right-back. He is a hard working, versatile player who is able to cross the ball well.-Early career:...

 and coach Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani
Alberto Malesani is an Italian association football manager, currently in charge of Genoa.-Early career and breakthrough at Chievo:...

 failed to keep the club in the top flight.

At the end of the 2001–02
Serie A 2001-02
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 season, he signed with the another Serie B
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 team Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...

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Ternana

With Ternana
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...

, Frick played a total of 133 games, with 44 goals scored, a personal record for Frick in terms of goals and appearances for a single club.
He stayed for 4 seasons at the club, before Ternana
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...

's relegation from Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

 in 2006.

Siena

Frick moved to A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....

 in July 2006.

He wore the number 7 as one of the club's starting formation, playing in the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 once again.

In May 2009, he left Siena.

St. Gallen

On 22 June 2009 FC St. Gallen
FC St. Gallen
Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.-Brief history:...

 signed the Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

er forward on a free transfer until June 2010.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Following a year and a half long stint with St. Gallen, Frick moved onto Grasshopper Club Zürich in January 2011.

FC Balzers

Frick decided to end his professional career and go part time, returning to his first club FC Balzers
FC Balzers
FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football team that plays in Balzers.Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is situated right next to the River Rhein next to the border with Switzerland where the town of Trübbach lies....

 in July 2011.

International career

Frick made his Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...

 debut in October 1993 in a friendly against Estonia
Estonia national football team
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 and established himself almost immediately as a key player for the Liechtenstein national football team
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...

. Frick had a falling out with both the national coach, Ralf Loose
Ralf Loose
Ralf Loose is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein national football team, and currently coaches Dynamo Dresden.-Playing career:...

, and the Liechtenstein Football Association
Liechtenstein Football Association
The Liechtenstein Football Association is the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. It organizes the Liechtenstein national football team and the Liechtenstein football Cup. Due to the fact that Liechtenstein only has a small number of active teams, it is the only UEFA member without its...

 near the end of the 2002 World Cup
2002 World Cup
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 qualification stages, and he was left out of the team. This episode is chronicled in Charlie Connelly
Charlie Connelly
Charlie Connelly is an author and broadcaster. Connelly began his career as a writer of books relating to sporting events, most commonly football. His breakthrough 2002 book, Stamping Grounds, was his fifth, and followed the Liechtenstein national football team in their unsuccessful campaign to...

's book, Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup. After changes concerning both the Liechtenstein Football Association
Liechtenstein Football Association
The Liechtenstein Football Association is the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. It organizes the Liechtenstein national football team and the Liechtenstein football Cup. Due to the fact that Liechtenstein only has a small number of active teams, it is the only UEFA member without its...

 and the coach, Frick returned to be part of the squad, which included playing in both games against England
England national football team
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During a Euro 2008 qualifier
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 against Latvia
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, Frick netted the only goal of the game which brought Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team
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 their first win over a side that had qualified for a major tournament.

International goals

  • Liechtenstein score first
    # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    1. 6 September 1997 Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
    Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
    Sportpark Eschen-Mauren is a multi-use stadium in Eschen, Liechtenstein. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USV Eschen/Mauren. The stadium, opened in 1975, seats 600 with a total ground capacity of 2,100 people....

    , Eschen
    Eschen
    Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. As of 2005 it has a population of 4,150, and covers an area of 10.3 km². It is the fourth largest city in Liechtenstein.-External links:*...

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–7 1–8 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
    1998 FIFA World Cup
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    2. 14 October 1998 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying
    3. 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion
    Dreisamstadion
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    , Freiburg
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    , Germany
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    2–2 2–8 Friendly match
    4. 21 August 2002 Tórsvøllur
    Tórsvøllur
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    , Tórshavn
    Tórshavn
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    , Faroe Islands
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    1–0 1–3 Friendly match
    5. 20 August 2003 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 2–2 Friendly match
    6. 13 October 2004 Stade Josy Barthel
    Stade Josy Barthel
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    , Luxembourg City
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    , Luxembourg
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    3–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
    2006 FIFA World Cup
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    7. 17 November 2004 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–1 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
    2006 FIFA World Cup
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    8. 7 September 2005 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
    2006 FIFA World Cup
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    9. 6 September 2006 Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg
    Gothenburg
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    , Sweden
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    1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
    10. 6 October 2006 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 1–2 Friendly match
    11. 28 March 2007 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
    12. 22 August 2007 Windsor Park
    Windsor Park
    Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:...

    , Belfast
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    , Northern Ireland
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    1–3 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
    13. 17 October 2007 Rheinpark Stadion
    Rheinpark Stadion
    The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz....

    , Vaduz
    Vaduz
    Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

    , Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     
    1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
    14. 6 June 2009 Helsinki Olympic Stadium
    Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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    , Helsinki
    Helsinki
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    , Finland
    Finland
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    1–0 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
    2010 FIFA World Cup
    The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

    15. 7 September 2010 Hampden Park
    Hampden Park
    Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...

    , Glasgow
    Glasgow
    Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

    , Scotland
    Scotland
    Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

     
    1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying
    16. 17 November 2010 A. Le Coq Arena
    A. Le Coq Arena
    A. Le Coq Arena is a football stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. As well as football matches, it also hosts various concerts and events. According to the plan, the stadium is unfinished....

    , Tallinn
    Tallinn
    Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

    , Estonia
    Estonia
    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

     
    1–0 1–1 Friendly match
    Correct as of 12 November 2011

Background

Frick holds the record for being Liechtenstein's
Liechtenstein national football team
The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a...

 all-time top goalscorer, with 16 goals, as well as being their most capped player with 104 appearances. He weighs 78.7 kg (173.5 lb; 12.4 st).

Personal life

Frick and his wife, Isabelle, have three children: Yanik, Noah and Alessia Giovanna.

Honours

Individual
  • Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year
    Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year
    The Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year is an award granted every season to a Liechtensteiner footballer. It is awarded by the country's Liechtensteiner Vaterland newspaper, and was first awarded in 1981. In 2008, Gaspar Odirlei became the first non-Liechtensteiner to win the...

    : 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07

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