| Capital: | € 15 million |
|---|---|
| Age: | 51 |
| Born: | December 18, 1968 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Mario Basler is a former professional soccer and coach who also plays several international matches for Germany. As a terrible enfant of the Bundesliga, he also remained known as the general public about his career as an active player. Recently, he published autobiography and also toured reading.
Early life
Basler was born in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, where he originally played for local VFL Neustadt / Weinstrasse as a junior soccer ball for 10 years. In 1984 he moved to the Youth Team 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he moved to a professional squad for the 1987/88 season. After two seasons in Palatinate with only one task in the Bundesliga, Mario Basler moved to the second Bundesliga at Rot-Weiss Essen. Here he finally held regularly and his career as a professional footballer took speed.
Career
From Rot-Weiss Essen, he turned to Hertha BSC after two seasons, who at that time also only played in the 2nd Bundesliga. Werder Bremen realized him through his performance that was consistently good and bought it in 1993 for DM 2 million. Here he also won his first title in professional football a year later with the DFB Cup. Season later – together with Heiko Herrlich – he scored 20 goals for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
When he often met the following year despite Werder’s weaker performance, he was signed by FC Bayern Munich in 1996. Here he is also a trophy winner and two champions Germany. However, the end of his engagement with the recording champion was completely unhappy. After alleged fights at the Pizza restaurant, which was said to have occurred during his time in rehabilitation, he was suspended by FC Bayern Munich. The club also commented on this decision by saying that this incident was not the only mistake of Mario Basler.
But Basler was lucky: 1. FC Kaiserslautern immediately showed interest in his former player. After four more successful seasons at his youth club, he ended his career with Al-Rayyan in Qatar. Since then he has played for various amateur clubs in Germany, recently even for Tus Rüsingen in 2016, where he even played in the goal.
His career in the national team took place from 1994 to 1998, where he reached 30 appearances and only 2 goals. In 1996 the European Championship was part of the squad, as well as at the 1994 World Cup, where he did work, unlike in the European Championship.
After his career as a player, he worked as a coach with Jahn Regensburg, Tus Koblenz, Eintracht Trier and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. However, the recent, he increasingly shifted his activities on the appearance on TV, both at the Soccer speech or entertainment program. He also held several readings with his biography as content, as well as many other anecdotes from his poor life.
Career spotlight.
Mario Basler’s biggest sports success won the German championship in 1997 and 1999 with FC Bayern Munich. Mario Basler also became European champions with the German national team in 1996, but still without commitment throughout the tournament. With Werder Bremen, he won the DFB Cup in 1994, which was also managed in 1998 with Bayern Munich.
He also won the goal of the sixth month award, which was decided by the sporting program. In the 1994/95 season, he became the top scorer in the Bundesliga. In 1999 Mario Basler reached the Champions League final with FC Bayern Munich, where he himself achieved early leadership for his club. With two final goals, Manchester United were beaten at the end of the day.
Famous quotes
Mario Basler is and is known for his loose mouth. He did not take the leaves from his mouth and liked to share. Among other things, he has given the following quotes in the past few decades:
“Then I said to him verbally.”
“I greet my mother, father, and especially my parents.”
“Bullshit, we never bet for money. No more than 3,000 DM.”
“I always say I don’t care who plays. The main one is I play.”
“There is no camera that can catch me as soon as I run today.”
Amazing facts
Once in one season he got three direct conversion corners for his former club Werder Bremen – absolute scarcity in professional football.
In 2015 he participated in the RTL dance show “stepped out” with his girlfriend at that time.
In 2016 he participated in the season “Celebrity Big Brother”, where he was third.
In 2019 he opened the MB30 Bar at Cala Ratjada in Mallorca.
His biography was published in September 2019 and bear the title “I’m actually a great man”, not a little based on his nickname “Super Mario”, which in turn was inspired by the character of computer games.
