Mario Basler
{{Short description|German football player and manager (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mario Basler
| image = 2018-06-18-Mario Basler-hart aber fair-9090.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Basler in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Neustadt (Weinstraße), West Germany
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Right midfielder
| currentclub = TSG Eisenberg (player and advisor)
| youthyears1 = 1974–1984
| youthclubs1 = VfL Neustadt
| youthyears2 = 1984–1987
| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| years1 = 1987–1989
| clubs1 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1989–1991
| clubs2 = Rot-Weiss Essen
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1991–1993
| clubs3 = Hertha BSC
| caps3 = 74
| goals3 = 17
| years4 = 1993–1996
| clubs4 = Werder Bremen
| caps4 = 92
| goals4 = 36
| years5 = 1996–1999
| clubs5 = Bayern Munich
| caps5 = 78
| goals5 = 18
| years6 = 1999–2003
| clubs6 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern{{cite web| url = http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/baslermario/ | title = Mario Basler | publisher=fussballdaten.de | access-date =23 February 2008 | language = de}}
| caps6 = 91
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2003–2004
| clubs7 = Al-Rayyan
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 2
| totalcaps = 425
| totalgoals = 87
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1998
| nationalteam1 = Germany
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs1 = Jahn Regensburg
| manageryears2 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs2 = TuS Koblenz (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs3 = Eintracht Trier
| manageryears4 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs4 = Wacker Burghausen
| manageryears5 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs5 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
| manageryears6 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs6 = BC Augsburg
| manageryears7 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs7 = 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (sporting director)
| manageryears8 = 2017
| managerclubs8 = Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
| manageryears9 = 2019–
| managerclubs9 = TSG Eisenberg (advisor)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Championship}}
{{medal|W|1996 England|}}
}}
Mario Basler (born 18 December 1968) is a German football manager and former professional player who mainly played as a right midfielder. He is currently at TSG Eisenberg as a player and advisor.{{cite web | url = https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/gruenstadt/artikel/eisenberg-mario-basler-kickt-kuenftig-fuer-die-tsg/ | title = Eisenberg: Mario Basler kickt künftig für die TSG | language = de | website = Die Rheinpfalz | date = 21 June 2019 | access-date = 10 September 2019}}
A dead-ball specialist, Basler scored numerous goals from free-kicks and two directly from corner kicks during his career, colloquially known as Olympic goals. He was also known for his creativity.{{cite web | last = Hackett | first = Robin | title = Mario Basler: FC Hollywood superstar | url = https://www.espn.com/soccer/columns/story/_/id/1127105/the-mavericks:-mario-basler | website = ESPN | access-date = 5 November 2019 | date = 25 July 2012}}
Club career
Born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Basler started his career with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, making only one league appearance. In 1993, he joined Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, after previously playing for Hertha BSC and Rot-Weiss Essen in the 2. Bundesliga. With Bremen, Basler won the DFB-Pokal in 1994 and finished runner-up in the Bundesliga in 1995. During the 1994–95 season, he was joint top-goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 20 goals.
Basler joined FC Bayern Munich in 1996, where he won the Bundesliga title in 1997 and 1999, and scored the club's winning goal in the 1998 DFB-Pokal final. Basler also scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich in their 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United at Camp Nou, Barcelona with a free-kick in the sixth minute of the game. Bayern went on to lose the match 2–1.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64882764 | title = Real Madrid v Liverpool: The greatest comebacks in Champions League history | website = BBC Sport | date = 15 March 2023 | access-date = 15 March 2023 | first = Bobbie | last = Jackson}}
Basler rejoined Kaiserslautern in 1999, reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 2001 and the final of the 2002–03 DFB-Pokal, where die roten Teufel were beaten by Basler's former club Bayern Munich.
International career
Basler played 30 games for the Germany national team between 1994 and 1998 and scored two goals. He was named in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, and Euro 1996, the latter of which Germany won, although Basler didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Basler goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mario Basler | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 2 June 1994 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | {{fb|Austria}} | align="center"|5–1 | align="center"|5–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 30 April 1997 | Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany | {{fb|Ukraine}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Coaching career
Basler began his coaching career 2004 as head coach of SSV Jahn Regensburg but was sacked after few months. In July 2007, he became assistant coach of TuS Koblenz. After only one year he left TuS Koblenz to sign a contract as head coach and manager with SV Eintracht Trier 05. On 21 February 2010, he was fired by his club Eintracht Trier.{{cite web | url = http://www.eintracht-trier.com/6496.html | title = Trainerwechsel beim SVE | publisher = SV Eintracht Trier 05 | language = de | access-date = 21 February 2010 | date = 21 February 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120729170110/http://www.eintracht-trier.com/6496.html | archive-date = 29 July 2012 | df = dmy-all }} He was appointed as manager of SV Wacker Burghausen in August of the same year. When Burghausen was relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season, Basler was sacked.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/burghausen-setzt-basler-vor-die-tuer-552497/artikel | title = Burghausen setzt Basler vor die Tür | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 21 May 2011 | date = 14 May 2011}}
Basler took over as coach of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in October 2011 but resigned from his position on 14 September 2012 after four losses in seven games.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/basler-tritt-in-oberhausen-zurueck-574877/artikel | title = Basler tritt in Oberhausen zurück | language = de | publisher = Kicker | date = 14 September 2012 | access-date = 15 September 2012}}
In February 2015, Basler got the job as sports director for 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig.{{cite web | url = http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/mario-basler-wird-neuer-geschaeftsfuehrer-bei-lok-leipzig-a-1014166.html | title = Ex-Nationalspieler: Basler wird Geschäftsführer bei Lok Leipzig | language = de | publisher = spiegel.de | date = 21 January 2015}}
Coaching record
{{updated|20 March 2013}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| align=left|Jahn Regensburg
|align=left|1 July 2004 |align=left|20 September 2005 {{WDL|43|13|12|18|for=56|against=66|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| align=left|Eintracht Trier
|align=left|8 September 2008 |align=left|20 February 2010 {{WDL|52|19|10|23|for=69|against=88|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| align=left|Wacker Burghausen
|align=left|10 August 2010 |align=left|14 May 2011 {{WDL|35|9|8|18|for=43|against=61|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| align=left|Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
|align=left|24 October 2011 |align=left|14 September 2012 {{WDL|32|9|9|14|for=33|against=49|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|162|50|39|73|for=201|against=264|diff=yes}} |
Honours
Werder Bremen
- DFB-Pokal: 1993–94
- DFL-Supercup: 1993, 1994{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972324 |title=Deutscher Supercup, 1993, Finale |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1972325|title=Deutscher Supercup, 1994, Finale |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=5 November 2020}}
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 1996–97, 1998–99
- DFB-Pokal: 1997–98
- DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1998–99
Germany
Individual
- kicker Torjägerkanone Award: 1994–95 Bundesliga top scorer
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1994–95{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199495/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190450/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199495/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1994/95|language=de|publisher=kicker}}
See also
- Mario Basler: Jetzt geht's los!, Super NES game endorsed by Basler
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1994–95 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{Bundesliga top scorers}}
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{{Germany squad 1994 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Germany squad UEFA Euro 1996}}
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{{SSV Jahn Regensburg managers}}
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