Christian Fuchs

Christian Fuchs (; born 7 April 1986) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently the assistant coach of Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. He was also a part of Leicester City's 2015–16 Premier League campaign, where they won.

He began his senior career as a teenager at Wiener Neustadt before signing his first professional contract at 17 with SV Mattersburg, challenging for the Austrian Football Bundesliga title and taking part in European competitions. In 2008, he left for Germany, signing for VfL Bochum. After a season on loan at Mainz 05, he signed for Schalke 04 in 2011, where he contested the UEFA Champions League but suffered a serious knee injury. In June 2015, he signed for Leicester, winning the Premier League in his first season at the club. After leaving Leicester in June 2021, he spent one season with Charlotte FC, before retiring from professional football in January 2023.

A full international from 2006 to 2016, Fuchs earned 78 caps for Austria. He represented the nation at the UEFA Euro 2008, and the UEFA Euro 2016, captaining them for the first time in 2010 and on a permanent basis from 2012, before retiring from international duty in 2016. Provided by Wikipedia