Mario Frick

Later career

On 22 June 2009, FC St. Gallen signed the Liechtensteiner forward on a free transfer until June 2010.

Following his spell with St. Gallen, Frick moved onto Grasshoppers in January 2011.

International career Frick made his Liechtenstein debut in October 1993 in a friendly against Estonia, and established himself almost immediately as a key player for team. He went on to score his first goal for the national team in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Romania in September 1997.

Frick had a falling out with both the national coach, Ralf Loose, and the Liechtenstein Football Association near the end of the 2002 World Cup qualification stages, and he was left out of the team. This episode is chronicled in Charlie Connelly's book, Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup. After changes concerning both the Liechtenstein Football Association and the coach, Frick returned to be part of the squad, which included playing in both games against England.

On 10 August 2011, Frick made a record 100th appearance for Liechtenstein.

Frick announced his retirement from international football in October 2015, at the age of 41, after 125 appearances and 16 goals for the Liechtenstein national side.

Frick is the all-time record goal-scorer for Liechtenstein.

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 6 September 1997 Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein 1–7 1–8 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2 14 October 1998 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying 3 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany 2–2 2–8 Friendly match 4 21 August 2002 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 1–3 Friendly match 5 20 August 2003 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–2 Friendly match 6 13 October 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 7 17 November 2004 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–1 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 8 7 September 2005 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 9 6 September 2006 Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 10 6 October 2006 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 1–2 Friendly match 11 28 March 2007 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 12 22 August 2007 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–3 1–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 13 17 October 2007 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 14 6 June 2009 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 15 7 September 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying 16 17 November 2010 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 1–0 1–1 Friendly match

Managerial career On 17 September 2018, Frick was appointed manager of FC Vaduz. In his first season at the club, Frick led the club to a world record 47th Liechtenstein Football Cup title with a 3–2 win over FC Ruggell on 1 May 2019. In January 2020 his contract was extended until summer 2021.

Frick guided the club back into the Swiss Super League on 10 August 2020 following a second place finish in the 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League and subsequent 5–4 aggregate victory over FC Thun in the relegation play-offs.

On 20 December 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of struggling Super League club FC Luzern.

Frick was named as the Liechtenstein coach of the year in October 2025.

After the 2025-26 season, Luzern decided not to renew Frick's expiring contract. Luzern's U17 manager Jörg Portmann was announced as his replacement on 18 May 2026.

Personal life Frick's sons, Yanik and Noah, are also professional footballers and both internationals for the Liechtenstein national football team.

In an interview with the Swiss pay-TV sports channel Blue Sport, Frick revealed that during his time at FC Basel in the late 1990s he was heavily addicted to sports gambling and accumulated a lot of debt. This led him to transfer to FC Zürich, in order to start anew. Frick has since beaten this addiction and stated that he is happy it happened to him at such a young age and that he has never relapsed since.

Honours

As a player Balzers Liechtenstein Football Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93

FC Zürich Swiss Cup: 1999–2000

Individual Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07

As a manager FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Football Cup: 2018–19