Mario Götze

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Mario Götze
Mario Götze, Germany national football team (07).jpg
Götze with Germany in June 2011
Personal information
Full name Mario Götze
Date of birth (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth Memmingen, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 10
Youth career
1997–1998 SC Ronsberg
1998–2001 FC Eintracht Hombruch
2001–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 Borussia Dortmund II 1 (0)
2009– Borussia Dortmund 83 (22)
National team‡
2007 Germany U15 2 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 8 (3)
2008–2009 Germany U17 13 (5)
2010 Germany U21 2 (0)
2010– Germany 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 20 April 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:47, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Mario Götze (German pronunciation: [gøːtsə]; born 3 June 1992) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga and the German national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but is capable of operating as a right or left winger. Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming player, possessing high speed, excellent technical and dribbling skill, and play-making capabilities. Former German Football Association's technical director Matthias Sammer reckons Götze as "one of the best talents that we've ever had."[2] Franz Beckenbauer spoke about Götze, along with Dortmund forward Marco Reus, saying, "...as a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze."[3]

In April 2013, a €37 million bid from Bayern Munich triggered a release clause in Götze's Borussia Dortmund contract. The move, to take place officially in the transfer window opening on 1 July, will make Götze the most expensive German player to date.

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Personal life[edit]

Götze was born in Memmingen, Bavaria. His father, Jürgen Götze, is a professor at the Dortmund University of Technology.[4][5] His older brother Fabian currently plays for VfL Bochum II, having left Dortmund's youth system in 2010. His younger brother Felix currently plays for the Dortmund under-15 team.[6]

Club career[edit]

Borussia Dortmund[edit]

Götze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a 0–0 draw against Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 88th minute. During the winter break of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Götze to the first team. Götze took his chance and was an important player in Dortmund's Bundesliga-winning squad of the 2010–11 season.

In January 2012, Götze was diagnosed with a hip injury. Cartilage in Götze's hip had inflamed under stress.[7]

On 27 March 2012, Götze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at Borussia Dortmund until 2016. His contract, however, contained a release clause from Dortmund, triggered by a fixed transfer fee of at least €37 million.[8] Götze spoke about his contract extension saying, "Everyone knows how comfortable I feel in Dortmund. The club are far from finished with their recent resurgence. And I want to be part of this development."[9]

In April 2012, Götze made the squad for the first time since his hip injury but was an unused substitute against rivals Schalke 04. Götze played his first game since his hip injury when he came on as a substitute against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Götze won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012 as Borussia Dortmund set a Bundesliga record scoring the most points in a season in the Bundesliga with 81 points. Götze also won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund (5–2) against rivals Bayern Munich in 2012.

On the first day of the 2012–13 season, Götze came on as a substitute and scored the winner against Werder Bremen in a 2–1 win for Dortmund. On 19 December, he netted a hat-trick, powering Dortmund to a 5–1 defeat of Hannover 96 in the third round of the DFB-Pokal.[10]

Götze provided an assist and netted a goal in Dortmund's 3–0 second leg defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk on 5 March 2013, completing a 5–2 aggregate victory over the Ukrainian champions as the Yellow-Blacks progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.[11] The result meant that Dortmund had advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in 15 years.[12][13] Götze was ruled out of the final against Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium, London, as he suffered thigh injury against Real Madrid in the second leg of the semi-final, which his side lost 2–0 but still progressed to the final through an aggregate score of 4–3.[14] His Dortmund side lost the final 2–1 after a late Arjen Robben goal sealed Bayern's victory.

Bayern Munich[edit]

On 23 April 2013, it was announced that Götze will move on 1 July 2013 to rivals Bayern Munich after they had triggered Götze's release clause of €37 million.[15][16][17] The transfer is set to make Götze the most expensive German player of all time.[18][19] Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp claimed that the reason behind Götze's transfer to Bayern Munich was the playmaker's wish to play under manager Pep Guardiola, formerly of FC Barcelona.[20] Klopp admitted his annoyance at the timing of the announcement of Götze's move, as it was barely 36 hours before Dortmund's Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.[21] Klopp later said that Dortmund had no chance of convincing Götze to stay with Dortmund, as he claimed, "He [Götze] is a Pep Guardiola favourite."[22]

International career[edit]

After ascending through several youth teams, Mario Götze was called up for his first senior match for Germany against Sweden, on 17 November 2010. He made his debut that day, coming on in the 78th minute in a goalless draw, substituting for his Dortmund teammate Kevin Großkreutz[23] and becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler.[24] Götze and André Schürrle who came on simultaneously are the first two Germany players to be born in reunified Germany. He made his second appearance for the national team in a friendly match against Italy on 9 February 2011.

Götze's first goal for Germany was against Brazil on 10 August 2011; at 19 years and 68 days he became the joint-youngest goalscorer for the German national team in the post-war era along with Klaus Stürmer who scored on debut against France on 16 October 1954.[25] Götze made his tournament debut in Euro 2012 after coming on as a substitute against Greece in the quarter-finals.

Style of play[edit]

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Götze is considered to have speed, technical skill and creativity.[citation needed] His primary playing position is as an attacking midfielder and would normally assume the role of a play-maker distributing accurate passes and setting up his team-mates for a goal.[citation needed] On some occasions for the national team, he has played in a deep midfield role, and later as a false-striker.[citation needed] Götze is known to take on defenders in a one-on-one situation and also known for his excellent ball control and ability to deliver pin-point crosses from the flanks.[citation needed]

He was listed 34th in "The 100 Best Footballers in the World" by The Guardian.[citation needed]

Sponsorship[edit]

In 2012, Götze signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike. He appeared in an advert for the new Nike Green Speed II alongside Eden Hazard and Theo Walcott in November 2012.[26][27]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 April 2013.[28]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 2009–10 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2010–11 33 6 2 0 6 2 — 41 8
2011–12 17 6 2 1 6 0 1 0 26 7
2012–13 28 10 4 4 11 2 1 0 44 16
Total 83 22 8 5 23 4 2 0 116 31
Bayern Munich 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career statistics 83 22 8 5 23 4 2 0 116 31

National team[edit]

Germany national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 11 2
2012 8 1
2013 2 2
Total 22 5

International goals[edit]

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 August 2011 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  Brazil 2–0 3–2 Friendly
2. 2 September 2011 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Austria 6–2 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3. 7 September 2012 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany  Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4. 22 March 2013 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
5. 26 March 2013 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Kazakhstan 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Borussia Dortmund

Germany[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mario Götze". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  2. ^ "Matthias Sammer Praises Borussia Dortmund's German Wunderkind Mario Goetze". goal.com. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011. 
  3. ^ "Beckenbauer: Gotze and Reus world's best midfield duo". goal.com. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012. 
  4. ^ "Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Götze" (in German). e-technik.uni-dortmund.de. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 201. 
  5. ^ Hoß, Dieter (11 August 2011). "Der "kleine Gott" des deutschen Fußballs" (in German). stern.de. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "A-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2012/2013" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 1 May 2013. 
  7. ^ Whitney, Clark (24 January 2012). "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze set for lengthy injury lay-off". goal.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012. 
  8. ^ "Trotz Ausstiegsklausel: Götze bleibt mindestens bis 2014 in Dortmund" (in German). fussballtransfers.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013. 
  9. ^ Whitney, Clark (27 May 2012). "Mario Gotze extends Dortmund contract until 2016". goal.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012. 
  10. ^ "Dortmund cruise through". ESPN FC. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012. 
  11. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 3 Shakhtar 0 (agg 5-2): Gotze and Co show ruthless streak to seal progression to quarter-finals". Daily Mail. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013. 
  12. ^ "Devastating Dortmund sweep Shakhtar aside". UEFA. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013. 
  13. ^ "Borussia Dortmund dash Málaga's hopes with two injury-time goals". Guardian. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  14. ^ "Borussia Dortmund prepared for Champions League final without Mario Götze - video". The Guardian. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  15. ^ Röckenhaus, Freddie (23 April 2013). "Von Guardiola ins Paradies gelockt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  16. ^ "Götze wechselt für 37 Millionen zum FC Bayern". Die Welt (in German). 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  17. ^ "Mario Götze to join Bayern Munich from Borussia Dortmund". Guardian. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. 
  18. ^ "Mario Gotze to join Bayern Munich from Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  19. ^ "Bayern confirm Gotze signing". FIFA.com. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  20. ^ Maston, Tom (23 April 2013). "Klopp: Guardiola signed Gotze". goal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  21. ^ "Jürgen Klopp annoyed at timing of Mario Götze's Bayern Munich deal". Guardian. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  22. ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (29 May 2013). "Bayern chose Gotze over Neymar". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  23. ^ "Schweden – Deutschland" (in German). kicker.de. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010. 
  24. ^ "Goldene Aussichten: Mit 18 schon Meister und Nationalspieler" (in German). dfb.de. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  25. ^ "Youngest Debutants". www.schwarzundweiss.co.uk. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  26. ^ "Mario Gotze Wears the Nike GS2". Football Boots. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  27. ^ "Nike GS2 Football Boots". FootballBoots.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2012. 
  28. ^ "Mario Götze". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 

External links[edit]

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