{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mario Mutsch | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|9|3}} | birth_place = St. Vith, Belgium | height = 1.73 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = RFC St. Vith | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Olymp. Recht | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = Spa FC | caps1 = 78 | goals1 = 12 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = Union La Calamine | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = Alemannia Aachen II | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2007–2009 | clubs4 = Aarau | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2009–2011 | clubs5 = Metz | caps5 = 57 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Sion | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2012–2017 | clubs7 = St Gallen | caps7 = 119 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2017–2019 | clubs8 = Progrès Niederkorn | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 1 | totalcaps = 415 | totalgoals = 24 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2019 | nationalteam1 = Luxembourg | nationalcaps1 = 102 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | manageryears1 = 2019 | managerclubs1 = Progrès Niederkorn (caretaker manager) | manageryears2 = 2019– | managerclubs2 = Luxembourg (assistant manager) | manageryears3 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs3 = Luxembourg U15 | manageryears4 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs4 = Luxembourg U17 | manageryears5 = 2022– | managerclubs5 = Luxembourg U19 }}
'''Mario Mutsch''' (born 3 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Belgium, he played for the Luxembourg national team.
==Club career== Born in St. Vith, Mutsch started his career at Belgian lower leagues sides Spa and Kelmis (La Calamine) before heading to Germany to play for the Alemannia Aachen reserve team. In summer 2007 he joined Swiss Super League FC Aarau on the suggestion of his former national team coach Jeff Saibene, who was assistant manager at FC Aarau.
On 16 July 2009, it was announced that Mutsch had signed for French Ligue 2 side FC Metz on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-metz-signature-de-mutsch-luxembourg-11892.html|title=Metz : Signature de Mutsch (Luxembourg)|date=16 July 2009|website=Foot National}}</ref> In 2011, he joined Swiss side FC Sion for only one season and in 2012 he moved on to FC St. Gallen.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Tagblatt|title=St.Gallen verpflichtet Mario Mutsch|work=St. Galler Tagblatt |trans-title=St. Gallen acquire Mario Mutsch|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/fcsg/St-Gallen-verpflichtet-Mario-Mutsch;art33792,2979951|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>
==International career== Mutsch made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against Russia and by June 2019 he had earned 102 caps, scoring four goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429190217/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html |date=29 April 2008 }} – RSSSF</ref> He has played in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914121430/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=241643/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA</ref>
Mutsch retired from both club and international football after his Luxembourg record 102nd international appearance, against Madagascar on 2 June 2019.<ref>[https://today.rtl.lu/sport/local/a/1356456.html National football team to face Madagascar in historical first] – RTL Today</ref>
==Personal life== Mutsch was born and raised in the German speaking Community of Belgium. His father is a Luxembourger who grew up in Eastern Belgium, his mother is a Belgian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/ciao-mario-rekordnationalspieler-beendet-am-sonntag-gegen-madagaskar-seine-karriere/|title= Ciao, Mario! Rekordnationalspieler beendet am Sonntag gegen Madagaskar seine Karriere|first1=Dan|last1=Elvinger|first2=Christophe|last2=Junker|work=Tageblatt|publisher=Editpress Luxembourg s.a.|date=31 May 2019|accessdate=21 May 2020|language=de}}</ref>
==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mutsch goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Mario Mutsch |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |align="center"|1 | 19 November 2008 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/11/19/world/friendlies/luxembourg/belgium/722541/|title=Luxembourg vs. Belgium - 19 November 2008 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |- |align="center"|2 | 5 February 2013 || Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence, France || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/05/world/friendlies/luxembourg/armenia/1422115/|title=Luxembourg vs. Armenia - 5 February 2013 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |- |align="center"|3 | 31 March 2015 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/31/world/friendlies/luxembourg/turkey/1987005/|title=Luxembourg vs. Turkey - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |- |align="center"|4 | 12 October 2015 || Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg || {{fb|SVK}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|2–4 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualification || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/12/europe/european-championship-qualification/luxembourg/slovakia/1653386/?ICID=PL_MS_09|title=Luxembourg vs. Slovakia - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |}
==See also== *List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://www.fcaarau.ch/cont/spielerportraits/mutsch.php |title=Player profile - FC Aarau |access-date=8 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207063955/http://www.fcaarau.ch/cont/spielerportraits/mutsch.php |archive-date=7 February 2009 |url-status=dead |language=de}} * {{NFT player|12487}} * [http://t-online.sport-dienst.de/spieler/mutschmario/ Statistics] at T-Online.de {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777811/de/Kader.aspx?pId=742764 Swiss Football League profile] {{in lang|de|fr|it}} {{dead link|date=March 2019}} * {{Cite web |url=http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/mario-mutsch.html |title=Profile - FC Metz |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223002046/http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/mario-mutsch.html |archive-date=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutsch, Mario}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:People from St. Vith Category:Luxembourgian people of Belgian descent Category:Belgian people of Luxembourgian descent Category:Footballers from Liège Province Category:Luxembourgian men's footballers Category:Belgian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Luxembourg men's international footballers Category:Alemannia Aachen players Category:FC Aarau players Category:FC Metz players Category:FC Sion players Category:FC St. Gallen players Category:FC Progrès Niederkorn players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:FIFA Men's Century Club Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen Category:21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen
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