| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1976 | ||
| 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). |
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Mathias Schober (born 8 April 1976 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04, as a goalkeeper.
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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.
As of 18 February 2009[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 | ||
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