Mario Gomez

Mario Gomez was born on 10 July 1985(40 years old) in Germany. Mario Gomez is Soccer Player, Zodiac sign - Cancer. More detail about Mario Gomez given below.

Mario Gomez Timeline

• 2004
  

  On 9 March 2004, Gu00f3mez played ten minutes for Stuttgart in the Champions League first knock-out round against Chelsea and made his debut in the Bundesliga on 8 May, coming on for Imre Szabics in a 2u20131 loss to Hamburger SV. These ended up as his only two appearances for the first team during the 2003u201304 season. He would go on to make eight league appearances, one DFB-Pokal appearance, and one UEFA Cup appearance.

• 2005
  

  In the 2005u201306 season, Gu00f3mez joined the first team permanently. He played 30 times in the Bundesliga, scoring six times at this level. His first goal came on 17 September 2005, the winner in a 2u20131 defeat of Mainz 05. Gu00f3mez also played five times in the UEFA Cup, scoring twice, and played three times in both the DFB-Pokal, and DFL-Ligapokal.

• 2007
  

  In the 2006u201307 season, Gu00f3mez established himself as one of the top scorers in the Bundesliga. However, he broke his hand on 10 March 2007 and suffered a torn ligament in his left knee. He made his comeback on 12 May 2007 and immediately scored after coming on from the bench. In that match, Stuttgart defeated VfL Bochum (3u20132) and went two points clear heading into the Bundesligau0027s final weekend, where they won at home against Energie Cottbus, thus becoming German champions. Further, Stuttgart also reached final of the DFB-Pokal, where Gu00f3mez participated, but Stuttgart lost to 1. FC Nu00fcrnberg. He finished the season with 14 goals in 25 league appearances and two goals in five DFB-Pokal appearances. After the season, he was named German Footballer of the Year for 2007 and extended his contract at Stuttgart until 2012.Gu00f3mez has both German and Spanish citizenship, but played for all German youth national teams from age 14. He made his debut for the Germany senior team against Switzerland on 7 February 2007 in Du00fcsseldorf. Germany won the match 3u20131, with Gu00f3mez scoring Germanyu0027s second goal. Gu00f3mez gained his second cap for Germany, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Kuru00e1nyi in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against San Marino, scoring two goals that contributed to a final 6u20130 victory.

• 2009
  

  In the 2007u201308 season, while the rest of his team struggled to keep performing at their 2006u201307 season standards, Gu00f3mez remained at an astonishingly high level, scoring 19 goals in 25 appearances, second in the Bundesligau0027s top scorer list, just behind Bayern Munichu0027s Luca Toni, who scored 24 times. In the DFB-Pokal, Gu00f3mez was the top scorer with six goals. Because of his development, many big clubs became interested in the then-23-year-old forward. Gu00f3mez gained the nickname "Mr. Zuverlu00e4ssig" ("Mr. Reliable"), as seen in his second of three goals against Bundesliga rival Werder Bremen (final score 6u20133), where he managed to net in a virtually unreachable pass by teammate Yu0131ldu0131ray Bau015ftu00fcrk. On 9 May 2009, Gu00f3mez hit four goals to inspire Stuttgart to a 4u20131 victory over Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg. He also had six goals in three DFB-Pokal appearances and three goals in four UEFA Champions League appearances.On 26 May 2009, Gu00f3mez eventually transferred to Bayern Munich for a Bundesliga record transfer fee, signing a four-year contract. The amount of the transfer fee varies from u20ac30u201335 million, depending on different sources. Gu00f3mez was not scoring like his usual self in his first season for Bayern, with just ten league goals and one Champions League goal netted, but in the DFB-Pokal, he was more prolific, with three goals in just four matches. Gu00f3mez was also short in the assists column, as well. Quite surprisingly, he made an impact as he was to start the majority of matches next season for Bayern. Also in his first season, Gu00f3mez was teamed up with his German international strike partner Miroslav Klose to give him some first-team experience.In a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates played on 2 June 2009, Gu00f3mez scored four goals, ending his 15-game goal drought for the national team, in Germanyu0027s 7u20132 victory.

• 2011
  

  After an erratic first season at Bayern with 10 goals in 29 league appearances, Gu00f3mez established himself as a starter during the 2010u201311 season (to an extent at the expense of Miroslav Klose and due to an injury sustained by Ivica Oliu0107) and finished as top goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 28 goals. He scored his 100th Bundesliga goal with his third strike in a 1u20138 away victory over FC St. Pauli on 7 May 2011, the hat-trick already being his fifth in the Bundesliga in the 2010u201311 season, and his sixth overall, adding in his hat-trick against CFR Cluj in the Champions League. Gu00f3mez has scored 13 hat-tricks in his Bundesliga career, three with VfB Stuttgart and ten with Bayern. Gu00f3mez also netted eight times in the Champions League and finished in second place in the seasonu0027s top scorers, tied with Samuel Etou0027o, although Bayern was eliminated in the round of 16 by Inter Milan. Gu00f3mez in all competitions scored 39 goals in his second season with the Bavarian club.Gu00f3mez started the 2011u201312 season in similar style towards the previous season and he opened his league account on 20 August 2011 in Bayernu0027s thrashing of Hamburger SV. Seven days later, Gu00f3mez scored a hat-trick away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 10 September, Gu00f3mez scored four goals in Bayernu0027s 7u20130 rout of SC Freiburg, sealing four-straight wins for the Bavarians and a return to the top of the Bundesliga table. On 27 September, Gu00f3mez scored two first-half goals as Bayern defeated Manchester City 2u20130 in the group stage of the Champions League.Gu00f3mez scored his second brace of the Bundesliga campaign against Hertha BSC when Bayern won 4u20130. Gu00f3mez then recorded another brace on 29 October when Bayern then defeated 1. FC Nu00fcrnberg 4u20130. Then, on 11 December 2011, he scored his third brace of the season and sealed Bayernu0027s 2u20131 win over southern rivals VfB Stuttgart, his former club. On 2 November 2011, he scored a hat-trick in a Champions League group stage match against Napoli. Bayern went on to win 3u20132. In the DFB-Pokal, Gu00f3mez scored just two goals. On 16 December 2011, Gu00f3mez scored his 50th goal for the calendar year of 2011, against 1. FC Ku00f6ln.

• 2012
  

  On 13 March 2012, the second leg of their Champions League tie against Basel, Bayern Munich overturned their 0u20131 away loss as Gu00f3mez netted four of Bayernu0027s seven goals, firing the Bavarians through to the quarter-finals 7u20131 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, Bayern faced French Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille and in the first leg on 28 March, Gu00f3mez fired in his 11th Champions League goal of the campaign in a 2u20130 win for the Bavarians.On 4 April, Gu00f3mez signed a new contract with Bayern Munich, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2016. Gu00f3mez scored the winning goal in Bayernu0027s 2u20131 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of their semi-final clash. Bayern went on to win the tie 3u20131 on penalties after the teams were deadlocked 3u20133 on aggregate. On 19 May 2012, he played in the Champions League Final against Chelsea. He failed to find the net in regular time in the game but scored in the penalty shoot-out as Bayern once again fell at the final hurdle, losing 4u20133 on penalties after a 1u20131 finish. He finished the 2011u201312 season with 26 goals in 33 league appearances, two goals in five DFB-Pokal appearances, and 13 goals in 14 Champions League appearances.Gu00f3mez returned to action on 20 November 2012 in the clubu0027s 1u20131 draw with Valencia in the group stage of the Champions League, coming on as a 79th minute sub for winger Franck Ribu00e9ry. The striker scored his first goal within a minute of his Bundesliga season debut, slotting home after good work from Toni Kroos, capping off a 5u20130 victory over Hannover 96 on 24 November. On 5 December, Gu00f3mez opened the scoring for the hosts in their final group game of the Champions League, a 4u20131 defeat of BATE Borisov which secured the Bavarians top spot in the group over Valencia.Gu00f3mez ended his nine-year relationship with Silvia Meichel on 2 October 2012. Gu00f3mez began dating German model Carina Wanzung in December 2012. They married on 22 July 2016.

• 2013
  

  Following the winter break, Gu00f3mez pushed for a first-team berth, scoring two goals and setting up another as Bayern cruised past Werder Bremen 6u20131 on 23 February 2013. The game was coincidentally his manager Jupp Heynckesu0027 1,000th game as a player and coach in the Bundesliga. The striker was a used substitute against Eintracht Frankfurt on 6 April, as a lone Bastian Schweinsteiger strike confirmed an 11th successive victory and a 23rd national title for the club, Gu00f3mezu0027s second with Bayern and third overall.On 6 June 2013, Gu00f3mezu0027 consultant Uli Ferber announced that it "is quite clear that he will separate from Bayern" as he had fallen behind Mario Mandu017eukiu0107 in the pecking order for starting striker.On 8 July 2013, Gu00f3mez joined Serie A side Fiorentina by signing a four-year deal, for a fee believed to be around u20ac20 million. He was officially unveiled as a Fiorentina player on 15 July, to a crowd of 20,000 people.

• 2014
  

  Gu00f3mez scored his first two goals for la Viola in a 5u20132 defeat of Genoa on 1 September. In the following match, a 1u20131 draw with Cagliari, Gu00f3mez sustained an injury which kept him out of the team until Fiorentinau0027s match against Internazionale on 15 February 2014.Gu00f3mez was excluded from national team squad for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D encounters against Ireland and Georgia. His performance at first half of 2015u201316 Su00fcper Lig lead Gu00f3mez to be recalled to national team, for the first time after the international friendly held against Argentina on 4 September 2014, that he was recalled to the Germany squad for friendlies against France and the Netherlands in November 2015. He scored his first international goal in four years in a 2u20133 loss to England in Berlin on 26 March 2016.

• 2015
  

  Gu00f3mez scored twice in Fiorentinau0027s 3u20131 win over Atalanta in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia on 21 January 2015, and followed this up with another brace 13 days later in a 2u20130 quarter-final win away to Roma. He finished 2014u201315 season with 4 goals in 20 league appearances, four goals in four Coppa Italia appearances and two goals in eight Europa League appearances.On 30 July 2015, Gu00f3mez joined Beu015fiktau015f on a season long loan contract from Fiorentina for 2015u201316 Su00fcper Lig, with a buy option. The contract consisted u20ac3.50 million of seasonal wage. He successfully completed a medical test on 31 July 2015. Gu00f3mez officially signed in the club along with 4 other new players, including his compatriot Andreas Beck, at a press conference held on 7 August 2015. He chose number 33 for his shirt.Substituted on Ou011fuzhan u00d6zyakup at 73rd minute, Mario Gu00f3mez had his Su00fcper Lig debut on 16 August 2015 at week 1 encounter against Mersin u0130dman Yurdu at Mersin Arena which ended 5u20132 in favour of Beu015fiktau015f. Gu00f3mez secured all two goals of week 4 game in which Beu015fiktau015f beat Medipol Bau015faku015fehir at Atatu00fcrk Olympic Stadium on 13 September 2015. On 21 September 2015, at week 5 game against Genu00e7lerbirliu011fi, Gu00f3mez reportedly escaped a red card narrowly although an alleged deliberate elbow on Icelandic midfielder u00d3lafur Ingi Sku00falason at 55th minute. On 27 September 2015, played at Atatu00fcrk Olympic Stadium, Gu00f3mez scored 1st and 3rd goals of Beu015fiktau015f at derby game against Fenerbahu00e7e where game ended 3u20132 in favour of Beu015fiktau015f and helped the team to top Su00fcper Lig standings.Gu00f3mez scored twice and secured victory for Beu015fiktau015f at week 7 game against Eskiu015fehirspor at New Eskiu015fehir Stadium, that ended 2u20131 on 4 October 2015. By end of week 7 of Su00fcper Lig, scoring 6 goals at that stage, Gu00f3mez reached 50% shoot accuracy stats, sending 6 accurate shots of total 12. Gu00f3mez scored the equaliser at week 3 of Group H game against Lokomotiv Moscow, ended 1u20131 at Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, on 22 October 2015. On 26 October 2015, Gu00f3mez scored 3rd goal against Antalyaspor at New Antalya Stadium, at week 9 game ended 5u20131 for Beu015fiktau015f.At week 12 game against Sivasspor in Istanbul, Gu00f3mez scored first goal of game on 44th minute via penalty kick where Beu015fiktau015f beat their opponent 2u20130, on 22 November 2015.

• 2016
  

  On 5 December 2016, Gu00f3mez opened scoreboard on 12th minute, following assist of Josu00e9 Sosa at week 14 encounter against Kayserispor, ended 2u20131 for Beu015fiktau015f at Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri. On 10 December 2015, Gu00f3mez scored the only goal of Beu015fiktau015f against Sporting at Europa League Group Stage week 6 encounter ended 3u20131 for Portuguese side at Estu00e1dio Josu00e9 Alvalade, where Beu015fiktau015f eventually were eliminated from the competition. On 14 December 2015, Gu00f3mez scored first goal of Beu015fiktau015f by a diving header in derby game against Galatasaray that ended 2u20131 for Beu015fiktau015f at Atatu00fcrk Olympic Stadium. At week 16, Gu00f3mez opened scoring tally of Beu015fiktau015f while they were 2u20130 down against Osmanlu0131spor, which eventually ended 3u20132 in favour of Beu015fiktau015f at Osmanlu0131 Stadium in Ankara, on 21 December 2015. On 28 December 2015, Gu00f3mez scored 2nd goal of week 17 encounter against Konyaspor that ended 4u20130 at Bau015faku015fehir Fatih Terim Stadium. Being top scorer 13 goals along with Samuel Etou0027o, Gu00f3mez completed first half of the season with highest shooting accuracy, providing 29 shoots on target. He also scored 2 goals at UEFA Europa League until the end of 2015.In Su00fcper Lig week 20 game against Gaziantepspor, Gu00f3mez scored twice on 61st and 70th minutes when Beu015fiktau015f achieved a comfortable 4u20130 win on 7 February 2016. Scoring on 64th minute, Gu00f3mez had the only goal scored on week 22 game against Genu00e7lerbirliu011fi and secured the 1u20130 win for Beu015fiktau015f, on 26 February 2016. Gu00f3mez scored twice against Eskiu015fehirspor at week 24 game on 7 March 2016, which ended 3u20131 for Beu015fiktau015f. His tally lead him to reach 19 Su00fcper Lig goals and thus equilsed the "most scoring foreign player in single Su00fcper Lig season" record of Beu015fiktau015f, along with Pascal Nouma and Demba Ba.Beu015fiktau015f and Trabzonspor faced each other on rescheduled week 19 game on 14 March 2016, in which Gu00f3mez scored the first goal of the two, on 76th minute, finally ended 2u20130 in favour of Beu015fiktau015f. Gu00f3mez was the scorer of the first goal ever scored on newly built Vodafone Park, on 22nd minute of week 28 encounter against Bursaspor of 2015u201316 season, ended 3u20132 as well as the first ever win of the hosting side Beu015fiktau015f at this stadium, on 11 April 2016. This was his 21st goal of 2015u201316 season.In May 2016, Gu00f3mez continued to produce goals. He scored once more at Istanbul derby versus Galatasaray at 76th minute which sealed the final score of 1u20130 for Beu015fiktau015f at Tu00fcrk Telekom Stadium, on 8 May 2016 at week 32. 15 May 2016, at match week 33, scoring in fifth consecutive Su00fcper Lig games, Gu00f3mez converted another strike and remaked his last Su00fcper Lig goal of the season against Osmanlu0131spor on 48th minute, the latter of 3 goals scored by Beu015fiktau015f as the score of 3u20131. Thus, producing the 28th goal in all competitions, Gu00f3mez became the "most scoring foreign player across all competitions in single season", beating previous record of Demba Ba with 27 goals scored 2014u201315 season.Gu00f3mez scored total of 26 goals at 2015u201316 Su00fcper Lig season and became top scorer ahead of Samuel Etou0027o and Hugo Rodallega. He completed the season with 28 goals in 41 games played in all competitions. On 20 July 2016, Gu00f3mez announced his farewell message via his Facebook account that he will not continue to play for Beu015fiktau015f following a personally described "difficult decision" on a political basis, which was perceived as a reference to 2016 coup du0027u00e9tat attempt in country.On 17 August 2016, Gu00f3mez returned to the Bundesliga to sign for VfL Wolfsburg. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October, netting in a 3u20131 defeat to Darmstadt 98. His goal was the 1,000th scored by Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. On 2 April 2017, Gu00f3mez scored his first hat-trick for the club, netting three times in seven minutes as Wolfsburg came from 2u20130 down to draw 3u20133 with Bayer Leverkusen. His third on the night was his 150th goal scored in the Bundesliga. He ultimately scored 16 league goals for the season as Wolfsburg narrowly avoided relegation via the relegation play-offs. He finished the 2016u201317 season with 18 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.On 21 June 2016, Gu00f3mez was selected to start in Germanyu0027s final Euro 2016 group match against Northern Ireland, scoring the winning goal in the 30th minute. On 26 June 2016, Gu00f3mez scored in the 43rd minute in Germanyu0027s Round of 16 3u20130 win against Slovakia, becoming Germanyu0027s all-time leading scorer at the UEFA European Championship with five goals.

• 2017
  

  After keeping his team in the top flight, Gu00f3mez signed a new contract in June 2017. In August, manager Andries Jonker named him as captain, succeeding Diego Benaglio. In his final half-season at the Volkswagen Arena, Gu00f3mez scored only once in 15 appearances.On 22 December 2017, it was announced that Gu00f3mez will return to VfB Stuttgart on 1 January 2018. The fee was undisclosed. He signed a contract until June 2020. He finished the 2017u201318 season with Stuttgart eight goals in 16 appearances.

• 2018
  

  On 4 June 2018, Gu00f3mez was selected in Joachim Lu00f6wu0027s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He made his appearance in the 79th minute by coming in for Marvin Plattenhardt during their opening match against Mexico, but the game ended 1u20130 loss for Germany. On 24 June, Gu00f3mez provided an assist to Marco Reusu0027 equalizing goal with his first touch of the match after coming on as a substitute in the second half in a 2u20131 victory over Sweden during the second group stage match. On 5 August, he announced his retirement from international football.

• 2020
  

  On 28 June 2020, Stuttgart announced that Gu00f3mez had ended his professional career, after scoring in his final match for the club and helping them secure promotion back to the Bundesliga.