Mario Mutsch
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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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Belgium | flag alias = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | flag alias-government = Government Ensign of Belgium.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Belgium.svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of Belgium (1830).svg | flag alias-1858 = Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg | link alias-army = Belgian Land Component | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-naval = Belgian Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-air force = Belgian Air Component | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg | link alias-navy = Belgian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly || [7] |
| 2 | 5 February 2013 | Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence, France | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Armenia | flag alias = Flag of Armenia.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg | link alias-air force = Armenian Air Force | link alias-army = Armenian Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly || [8] | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 March 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Turkey | flag alias = Flag of Turkey.svg | link alias-naval = Turkish Naval Forces | link alias-navy = Turkish Navy | link alias-air force = Turkish Air Force | link alias-army = Turkish Land Forces | link alias-military = Turkish Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly || [9] | ||||||
| 4 | 12 October 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Slovakia | flag alias = Flag of Slovakia.svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | Slovak Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–4 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualification || [10] |
See also
References
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External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from St. Vith
- Luxembourgian people of Belgian descent
- Belgian people of Luxembourgian descent
- Footballers from Liège Province
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- Alemannia Aachen players
- FC Aarau players
- FC Metz players
- FC Sion players
- FC St. Gallen players
- FC Progrès Niederkorn players
- Swiss Super League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen