Mario Mutsch (born 3 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Belgium, he played for the Luxembourg national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Vith, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RFC St. Vith | |||
| Olymp. Recht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Spa FC | 78 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Union La Calamine | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Alemannia Aachen II | 34 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Aarau | 58 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Metz | 57 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sion | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | St Gallen | 119 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Progrès Niederkorn | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 415 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2019 | Luxembourg | 102 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Progrès Niederkorn (caretaker manager) | ||
| 2019– | Luxembourg (assistant manager) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Luxembourg U15 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Luxembourg U17 | ||
| 2022– | Luxembourg U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in St. Vith, Mutsch started his career at Belgian lower leagues sides Spa and Kelmis (La Calamine) before heading to Germany to play for the Alemannia Aachen reserve team. In summer 2007 he joined Swiss Super League FC Aarau on the suggestion of his former national team coach Jeff Saibene, who was assistant manager at FC Aarau.
On 16 July 2009, it was announced that Mutsch had signed for French Ligue 2 side FC Metz on a free transfer.[1] In 2011, he joined Swiss side FC Sion for only one season and in 2012 he moved on to FC St. Gallen.[2]
International career edit
Mutsch made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against Russia and by June 2019 he had earned 102 caps, scoring four goals.[3] He has played in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
Mutsch retired from both club and international football after his Luxembourg record 102nd international appearance, against Madagascar on 2 June 2019.[5]
Personal life edit
Mutsch was born and raised in the German speaking Community of Belgium. His father is a Luxembourger who grew up in Eastern Belgium, his mother is a Belgian.[6]
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mutsch goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Belgium |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [7] |
| 2 | 5 February 2013 | Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence, France |  Armenia |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [8] |
| 3 | 31 March 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Turkey |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | [9] |
| 4 | 12 October 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Slovakia |
1–3 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | [10] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Metz : Signature de Mutsch (Luxembourg)". Foot National. 16 July 2009.
- ^ "St.Gallen verpflichtet Mario Mutsch" [St. Gallen acquire Mario Mutsch]. Tagblatt. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ Appearances for Luxembourg National Team Archived 29 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
- ^ National football team to face Madagascar in historical first – RTL Today
- ^ Elvinger, Dan; Junker, Christophe (31 May 2019). "Ciao, Mario! Rekordnationalspieler beendet am Sonntag gegen Madagaskar seine Karriere". Tageblatt (in German). Editpress Luxembourg s.a. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs. Belgium - 19 November 2008 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs. Armenia - 5 February 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs. Turkey - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs. Slovakia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links edit
- "Player profile - FC Aarau" (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- Mario Mutsch at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics at T-Online.de (in German)
- Swiss Football League profile (in German, French, and Italian) [dead link]
- "Profile - FC Metz". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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