Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neustadt (Weinstraße), West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | TSG Eisenberg (player and advisor) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1974–1984 | VfL Neustadt | ||||||||||||||||
1984–1987 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 54 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Hertha BSC | 74 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Werder Bremen | 92 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Bayern Munich | 78 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern[1] | 91 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Al-Rayyan | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 425 | (87) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1998 | Germany | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Jahn Regensburg | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | TuS Koblenz (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Eintracht Trier | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Wacker Burghausen | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | BC Augsburg | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||
2019– | TSG Eisenberg (advisor) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[2]
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.[3]