 Basler in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1968-12-18)18 December 1968 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neustadt (Weinstraße),West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Germanfootball manager and former professional player who mainly played as aright midfielder. He is currently at TSG Eisenberg as a player and advisor.[2]
A dead-ball specialist, Basler scored numerous goals fromfree-kicks and two directly fromcorner kicks during his career, colloquially known asOlympic goals. He was also known for his creativity.[3]
Born inNeustadt an der Weinstraße, Basler started his career with1. FC Kaiserslautern, making only one league appearance. In 1993, he joinedBundesliga clubSV Werder Bremen, after previously playing forHertha BSC andRot-Weiss Essen in the2. Bundesliga. With Bremen, Basler won theDFB-Pokal in1994 and finished runner-up in the Bundesliga in1995. During the 1994–95 season, he was jointtop-goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 20 goals.
Basler joinedFC Bayern Munich in 1996, where he won theBundesliga title in1997 and1999, and scored the club's winning goal in the1998 DFB-Pokal final. Basler also scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich in their1999 UEFA Champions League Final againstManchester United atCamp Nou, Barcelona with a free-kick in the sixth minute of the game. Bayern went on to lose the match 2–1.[4]
Basler rejoined Kaiserslautern in 1999, reaching theUEFA Cup semi-finals in2001 and the final of the2002–03 DFB-Pokal, wheredie roten Teufel were beaten by Basler's former club Bayern Munich.
Basler played 30 games for theGermany national team between 1994 and 1998 and scored two goals. He was named in the squad for the1994 World Cup, andEuro 1996, the latter of which Germany won, although Basler didn't make any appearances in the tournament.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2 June 1994 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 30 April 1997 | Weserstadion,Bremen, Germany |  Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Basler began his coaching career 2004 as head coach ofSSV Jahn Regensburg but was sacked after few months. In July 2007, he became assistant coach ofTuS Koblenz. After only one year he leftTuS Koblenz to sign a contract as head coach and manager withSV Eintracht Trier 05. On 21 February 2010, he was fired by his club Eintracht Trier.[5] He was appointed as manager ofSV Wacker Burghausen in August of the same year. When Burghausen was relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season, Basler was sacked.[6]
Basler took over as coach ofRot-Weiß Oberhausen in October 2011 but resigned from his position on 14 September 2012 after four losses in seven games.[7]
In February 2015, Basler got the job as sports director for1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[8]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Jahn Regensburg | 1 July 2004 | 20 September 2005 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 030.23 |
| Eintracht Trier | 8 September 2008 | 20 February 2010 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 69 | 88 | −19 | 036.54 |
| Wacker Burghausen | 10 August 2010 | 14 May 2011 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 025.71 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 24 October 2011 | 14 September 2012 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 028.13 |
| Total | 162 | 50 | 39 | 73 | 201 | 264 | −63 | 030.86 | ||
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