Mathias Schober

Mathias Schober

Personal information
Date of birth	8 April 1976 (1976-04-08) (age 35)
Place of birth	Marl, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Number	33
Youth career
1984–1986	Germania Lenkerbeck
1986–1988	TuS 05 Sinsen
1988–1990	SpVgg Marl
1990–1994	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–2000	Schalke 04	25	(0)
2001	Hamburger SV	3	(0)
2001–2007	Hansa Rostock	191	(0)
2007–	Schalke 04	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 31 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mathias Schober (born 8 April 1976 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04, as a goalkeeper.

Football career

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 league appearances from 1998–2000 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 level. He then rejoined Schalke at the beginning of 2007–08, where he again backed up, now Manuel Neuer.

While playing with Hamburg, Schober was involved in the climax of the 2000–01 season, in the final match of the campaign, against FC Bayern Munich. The Bavarians needed at least a point to win the title over Schalke, his first team. 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 duly smashed the kick home to win Bayern the title in dramatic fashion.

Club statistics

As of 18 February 2009 (2009 -02-18)^[update]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
1996–97	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997–98			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998–99			14	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
1999–00			10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2000–01	Hamburger SV		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2001–02	Hansa Rostock		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
2007–08	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008–09			4	0	1	0	2	0	7	0
Career total			223	0	15	0	4	0	242	0

Honours

Club

• Schalke 04
  • DFB-Pokal (1): 2010–11

External links

• Schalke 04 profile (German)
• Career stats at Fussballdaten (German)
• Kicker profile (German)
• Transfermarkt profile (German)
• Weltfussball profile (German)

Persondata
Name	Schober, Mathias
Alternative names
Short description	German association footballer
Date of birth	8 April 1976
Place of birth	Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death