Frank Feltscher

Frank Günther Feltscher Martínez (born 17 May 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he made 15 appearances for the Venezuela national team scoring twice.

Frank Feltscher
Personal information
Full nameFrank Günther Feltscher Martínez
Date of birth (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthBülach, Switzerland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997-2001FC Kloten
2001-2005Grasshoppers
2005Winterthur
2005-2006Grasshoppers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Grasshoppers21(2)
2008–2009Lecce0(0)
2009Bellinzona (loan)15(0)
2009–2011Bellinzona76(9)
2011–2014Grasshoppers86(6)
2014–2015Aarau21(1)
2015–2016AEL Limassol23(2)
2017Debreceni VSC12(1)
2018–2019Zulia65(21)
2020Rionegro Águilas6(0)
2021Atlético Venezuela21(2)
International career
2007-2010Switzerland U2118(5)
2011-2014Venezuela15(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Club career

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Feltscher was born in Bülach, Switzerland. After emerging through the youth ranks at Grasshoppers, he joined U.S. Lecce in the summer of 2008. He was loaned out to AC Bellinzona until the end of the 2008–09.

International career

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Feltscher played for the Switzerland national under-21 team from 2007.

On 2 September 2011, he made the starting line-up for Venezuela national team in a friendly match against Argentina in India.

Personal life

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His brother, Rolf Feltscher, plays for MSV Duisburg as a defender and step-brother Mattia Desole, plays for FC Freienbach. Lived in Venezuela for several years as a kid playing football at Colegio Humboldt where he also studied with his brother.

Frank holds Venezuelan, Swiss and Italian passports.[citation needed]

International goals

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Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feltscher goal.
List of international goals scored by Frank Feltscher
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 November 2011Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla  Colombia1–11–12014 World Cup qualifier
214 November 2012Marlins Park, Miami, Florida  Nigeria1–21–3Friendly
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