Michael Buettner (born 30 October 1973 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league official and former professional footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.
An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative back, he played club football for the North Sydney Bears, the Northern Eagles, the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers.
Buettner spent four seasons in the back-line at Parramatta before moving to the North Sydney Bears as a replacement for centre Ivan Cleary.
He played for Parramatta at five-eighth in their 2001 NRL grand final loss to the Newcastle Knights alongside former North Sydney teammate Jason Taylor.
[6][7] In November 2018, Buettner played for the Parramatta Eels in the Legends of League tournament which was held at the Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.