Mario Mutsch Explained

Mario Mutsch
Birth Date:1984 9, df=yes
Birth Place:St. Vith, Belgium
Height:1.73 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthclubs1:RFC St. Vith
Youthclubs2:Olymp. Recht
Years1:2002–2005
Clubs1:Spa FC
Caps1:78
Goals1:12
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Union La Calamine
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs3:Alemannia Aachen II
Caps3:34
Goals3:4
Years4:2007–2009
Clubs4:Aarau
Caps4:58
Goals4:3
Years5:2009–2011
Clubs5:Metz
Caps5:57
Goals5:1
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Sion
Caps6:15
Goals6:2
Years7:2012–2017
Clubs7:St Gallen
Caps7:119
Goals7:1
Years8:2017–2019
Clubs8:Progrès Niederkorn
Caps8:27
Goals8:1
Totalcaps:415
Totalgoals:24
Nationalyears1:2005–2019
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:102
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:Progrès Niederkorn (caretaker manager)
Manageryears2:2019–
Managerclubs2:Luxembourg (assistant manager)
Manageryears3:2019–2021
Managerclubs3:Luxembourg U15
Manageryears4:2021–2022
Managerclubs4:Luxembourg U17
Manageryears5:2022–
Managerclubs5:Luxembourg U19

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.

Club career

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

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

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

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mutsch goal.

List of international goals scored by Mario Mutsch
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 2008 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1–1 1–1 [7]
25 February 2013 Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence, France 1–0 1–1 Friendly [8]
331 March 2015 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1–1 1–2 Friendly [9]
412 October 2015 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1–3 2–4 [10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metz : Signature de Mutsch (Luxembourg). 16 July 2009. Foot National.
  2. Web site: Tagblatt. St.Gallen verpflichtet Mario Mutsch. St. Gallen acquire Mario Mutsch. 14 May 2012. 25 May 2016.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914121430/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=241643/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  5. https://today.rtl.lu/sport/local/a/1356456.html National football team to face Madagascar in historical first
  6. Web site: Ciao, Mario! Rekordnationalspieler beendet am Sonntag gegen Madagaskar seine Karriere. Dan. Elvinger. Christophe. Junker. Tageblatt. Editpress Luxembourg s.a.. 31 May 2019. 21 May 2020. de.
  7. Web site: Luxembourg vs. Belgium - 19 November 2008 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  8. Web site: Luxembourg vs. Armenia - 5 February 2013 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  9. Web site: Luxembourg vs. Turkey - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  10. Web site: Luxembourg vs. Slovakia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.