Mathias Schober

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Mathias Schober
Mathias Schober 2010.jpg
Schober training with Schalke 04 in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-04-08) 8 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Marl, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1986 Germania Lenkerbeck
1986–1988 TuS 05 Sinsen
1988–1990 SpVgg Marl
1990–1994 Schalke 04
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2001 Schalke 04 25 (0)
2000–2001 → Hamburger SV (loan) 3 (0)
2001–2007 Hansa Rostock 191 (0)
2007–2012 Schalke 04 5 (0)
Total224(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mathias Schober (born 8 April 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1] Schober is currently the director of Development at Schalke.

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He appeared in 156 Bundesliga games during 16 seasons, with Schalke 04 (11 years) and Hansa Rostock (four).

Football career

Born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schober started his professional career with FC Schalke 04 in 1994 and stayed there for six years, during which he was mainly barred by legendary Jens Lehmann. After the latter's departure for A.C. Milan he again played second-fiddle, now to Oliver Reck, but did manage 24 Bundesliga appearances from 1998 to 2000 combined.

After an unassuming spell at Hamburger SV, Schober settled in at F.C. Hansa Rostock where he was first-choice in five of his six seasons (only missing one match combined), two of those spent in the second division. He then rejoined Schalke at the beginning of the 2007–08 campaign, where he again backed up, now Manuel Neuer.

While playing with Hamburg, Schober was involved in the climax of 2000–01, in the final match of the season against FC Bayern Munich: the Bavarians needed at least a point to win the title over Schalke, his first team, but Hamburg took the lead in the 90th minute through Sergej Barbarez, only for Schober to immediately pick up a back pass from his teammate Tomáš Ujfaluši, thus giving Bayern an indirect free kick in his penalty area – Patrik Andersson smashed it home to win Bayern the title in dramatic fashion. [2] He retired in June 2012 after his second spell in Gelsenkirchen, aged 36.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 1996–97 Bundesliga 10000010
1997–9800001010
1998–991401020170
1999–001001000110
Total2502030300
Hamburger SV 2000–01Bundesliga30000030
Hansa Rostock 2001–02Bundesliga2201000230
2002–033403000370
2003–043302000350
2004–053404000380
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 3403000370
2006–073401000350
Total1910140002050
Schalke 04 2007–08Bundesliga00000000
2008–0940102070
2009–1000000000
2010–1100000000
2011–1210001020
Total50103090
Career total2240170602470

Honours

Schalke 04

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References

  1. ↑ "Schober, Mathias" (in German). kicker . Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fußball-Bundesliga: Zweifel am Meister-Tor" [Fußball-Bundesliga: Doubts in championship-goal]. Der Spiegel (in German). 20 May 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Mathias Schober at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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