Mario Mutsch (born 3 September 1984) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Belgium, he played for the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Mutsch started his career at Belgian lower leagues sides Spa and Kelmis (La Calamine) before heading to Germany to play for the

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reserve team. In summer 2007 he joined

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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

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side

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on a free transfer. In 2011, he joined Swiss side FC Sion for only one season and in 2012 he moved on to

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International career

Mutsch made his debut for

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in an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against

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and by June 2019 he had earned 102 caps, scoring four goals. He has played in 11

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matches. Mutsch retired from both club and international football after his Luxembourg record 102nd international appearance, against

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on 2 June 2019.

Personal life

Mutsch was born and raised in the

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. His father is a Luxembourger who grew up in Eastern Belgium, his mother is a Belgian.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mutsch goal.''

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