Marc Hottiger

Marc Hottiger (born 7 November 1967) is a Swiss former professional football defender.

Marc Hottiger
Marc Hottiger
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-11-07) 7 November 1967
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)
National team
1989–1996 Switzerland 63 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was capped 63 times and scored 5 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.

Career

Hottiger was born in Lausanne. After starting his club career in his native Switzerland, he headed for England on 1 August 1994 to sign for Premier League side Newcastle United in a £525,000 deal.[1] He was their first choice right-back in the 1994–95 season, during which he memorably scored a 25-yard goal in a victory over Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup third round. However, manager Kevin Keegan signed right-back Warren Barton from Wimbledon the following summer and Hottiger lost his place in the first team for the 1995–96 season.[2]

On 19 January 1996, he agreed terms with Everton for a £700,000 transfer,[3] but had difficulty obtaining a work permit,[4] which was finally granted on 9 March 1996 when his long wait to become an Everton player ended.[5] However, he only made limited appearances for Everton,[6] scoring once against Bolton Wanderers,[7] and left in June 1997 to sign for his hometown club Lausanne in a £25,000 deal. He then moved back to FC Sion in 1999 and remained there until the end of his playing career in 2002.[8]

Career statistics
Source:[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season
DivisionAppsGoalsAchievements
Lausanne Sports 1988–89 Nationalliga A 203
1989–90 351
1990–91 331
1991–92 350
Total 1235
Sion 1992–93 Nationalliga A 327
1993–94 356
Total 6713
Newcastle United 1994–95 Premier League 381
1995–96 10
Total 391
Everton 1995–96 Premier League 91
1996–97 80
Total 171
Lausanne Sports 1997–98 Nationalliga A 290 Swiss Cup
1998–99 161 Swiss Cup
Total 451
Sion 1999–00 Nationalliga A 140
2000–01 331
2001–02 350
Total 821
Career total 37322

References
  1. "Player Profile: Marc Hottiger". toon1892. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. "Marc Hottiger - Newcastle United FC International Footballer". Football-Heroes.net. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. "Marc's hot for Everton. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. Ian Hunter (10 April 1996). "Law: How to play by the rules - UK - News". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. "Marc Hottiger | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44". Soccer Base. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. "Everton". Evertonresults.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  7. "Bolton going down without a fight". The Independent. 8 April 1996. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. Alan Nixon (13 June 1997). "Doubts over the future of Kinnear - Sport". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  9. "Marc Hottiger » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 November 2017.


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