# Mathias Schober

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**Mathias Schober** (born 8 April 1976) is a German former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)).[1] Schober is currently the director of Development at [Schalke](/source/FC_Schalke_04).

He appeared in 156 [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) games during 16 seasons, with [Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04) (11 years) and [Hansa Rostock](/source/F.C._Hansa_Rostock) (four).

## Football career

Born in [Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/Marl,_North_Rhine-Westphalia), Schober started his professional career with [FC Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04) in 1994 and stayed there for six years, during which he was mainly barred by legendary [Jens Lehmann](/source/Jens_Lehmann). After the latter's departure for [A.C. Milan](/source/A.C._Milan) he again played second-fiddle, now to [Oliver Reck](/source/Oliver_Reck), but did manage 24 [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) appearances from 1998 to 2000 combined.

After an unassuming spell at [Hamburger SV](/source/Hamburger_SV), Schober settled in at [F.C. Hansa Rostock](/source/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](/source/2._Bundesliga). He then rejoined Schalke at the beginning of the [2007–08 campaign](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Bundesliga), where he again backed up, now [Manuel Neuer](/source/Manuel_Neuer).

While playing with Hamburg, Schober was involved in the climax of [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Bundesliga), in the final match of the season against [FC Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich): the [Bavarians](/source/Bavaria) 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](/source/Sergej_Barbarez), only for Schober to immediately pick up a back pass from his teammate [Tomáš Ujfaluši](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Ujfalu%C5%A1i), thus giving Bayern an [indirect free kick](/source/Indirect_free_kick) in his penalty area – [Patrik Andersson](/source/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](/source/Gelsenkirchen), aged 36.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3] Club Season League Cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Schalke 04 1996–97 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1997–98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1998–99 14 0 1 0 2 0 17 0 1999–00 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 Total 25 0 2 0 3 0 30 0 Hamburger SV 2000–01 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hansa Rostock 2001–02 Bundesliga 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0 2002–03 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0 2003–04 33 0 2 0 0 0 35 0 2004–05 34 0 4 0 0 0 38 0 2005–06 2. Bundesliga 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0 2006–07 34 0 1 0 0 0 35 0 Total 191 0 14 0 0 0 205 0 Schalke 04 2007–08 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008–09 4 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011–12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Total 5 0 1 0 3 0 9 0 Career total 224 0 17 0 6 0 247 0

## Honours

**Schalke 04**

- [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal): [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_DFB-Pokal)
- [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Europa_League): [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_UEFA_Cup)
- [DFL-Ligapokal](/source/DFL-Ligapokal): Runner-up [2007](/source/2007_DFL-Ligapokal)

## References

1. ["Schober, Mathias"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015357/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/46/vereinsspieler_mathias-schober.html) (in German). [kicker](/source/Kicker_(sports_magazine)). Archived from [the original](http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/46/vereinsspieler_mathias-schober.html) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

1. ["Fußball-Bundesliga: Zweifel am Meister-Tor"](http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-bundesliga-zweifel-am-meister-tor-a-135060.html) [Fußball-Bundesliga: Doubts in championship-goal] (in German). *[Der Spiegel](/source/Der_Spiegel)*. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

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