Mario Mutsch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Mutsch | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Vith, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RFC St. Vith | |||
| – | Olymp. Recht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Spa | 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– | Sankt Gallen | 119 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Luxembourg | 86 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2016. | |||
Mario Mutsch (born 3 September 1984 in St. Vith) is a Luxembourgish footballer (midfielder) playing currently for FC St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Mutsch was born in Belgium, his mother comes from Belgium and his father from Luxembourg. He comes from Recht, a small village.
Club career
Mutsch started his career at Belgian lower leagues sides Spa and Kelmis (La Calamine) before heading off 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
Mutsch made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against Russia and by March 2016 he had earned 86 caps, scoring two goals.[3] He has played in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
International goals
- Score and Result lists Luxembourg's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | | | Friendly | |
| 2. | 5 February 2013 | Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence, France |  Armenia | | | Friendly | |
| 3. | 31 March 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Turkey | | | Friendly | |
| 4. | 12 October 2015 | Stade Josy Barthl, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Slovakia | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
References
- ↑ Metz: Signature de Mutsch (Luxembourg)
- ↑ "St.Gallen verpflichtet Mario Mutsch" [St. Gallen acquire Mario Metsch]. Tagblatt. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ↑ Appearances for Luxembourg National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
- Player profile - FC Aarau (German)
- Mario Mutsch at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics at T-Online.de (German)
- Swiss Football League profile (German) (French) (Italian)
- Profile - FC Metz