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Mario Götze
Mario Götze in June 2011
Personal information
Full name Mario Götze
Date of birth (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Memmingen, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 10[1]
Youth career
1997–1998 SC Ronsberg
1998–2001 FC Eintracht Hombruch
2001–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Borussia Dortmund 68 (17)
International career‡
2007 Germany U15 2 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 8 (3)
2008–2009 Germany U17 13 (5)
2010 Germany U21 2 (0)
2010– Germany 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:42, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Mario Götze (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, potential world class player, possessing high speed, excellent technical and dribbling skill, play-making capabilities and spellbinding creativity. 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 Marco Reus, saying, "...as a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze."[3]

Personal life

Götze was born in Memmingen, Bavaria. His father Jürgen Götze is a renowned professor at the Dortmund University of Technology.[4][5] His brother Fabian Götze currently plays for VfL Bochum II, having left Dortmund's youth system in 2010. He was once spotted on holiday with a female companion, sporting a large erection, the woman later confirmed to being the partner of Götze url =http://sports.terra.com/mario-gotzes-erection-hardly-noticeable,53e0d27f5a678310VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html

Club career

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 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Mario 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.[6]

On 27 March 2012, Götze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at Borussia Dortmund until 2016. 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."[7]

In April 2012, Götze made the squad for the first time since his hip injury but was an unused substitute against rivals Schalke. 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 Borussia 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.

International career

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[8] and becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler.[9] 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.[10] Götze made his tournament debut in Euro 2012 after coming on as a substitute against Greece in the quarter-finals.

Playing Style

Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming, potential world class player due to his speed, technical skill and creativity. 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.

Sponsorship

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.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2012.[13]
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 13 5 2 1 5 1 1 0 21 7
Career statistics 66 17 6 2 17 3 2 0 93 22

International goals

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

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "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. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Hoß, Dieter (11 August 2011). "Der "kleine Gott" des deutschen Fußballs" (in German). stern.de. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  6. ^ Whitney, Clark (24 January 2012). "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze set for lengthy injury lay-off". goal.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ^ Whitney, Clark (27 May 2012). "Mario Gotze extends Dortmund contract until 2016". goal.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Schweden – Deutschland" (in German). kicker.de. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Goldene Aussichten: Mit 18 schon Meister und Nationalspieler" (in German). dfb.de. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Youngest Debutants". www.schwarzundweiss.co.uk. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Mario Gotze Wears the Nike GS2". Football Boots. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Nike GS2 Football Boots". FootballBoots.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Mario Götze". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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