Tuesday, 21 August 2012

#4 Mario Gomez


Looks that appeal to both genders.

Key dreamy characteristics:
  • Chiseled physique
  • Perfect cheekbones
  • Sharp-shooter

Mario Gomez is a German international footballer. He plays for Bayern Munich. He is a striker who scores goals like it's going out of style. Thus far in his career he has scored an astonishing 13 hat-tricks in the Bundesliga. Arsene Wenger has described him as "a great finisher who is often in the right place to finish off moves".

Mario Gomez was born in 1985 in Riedlingen in south-west Germany. He was raised in the nearby town of Unligen. Mario Gomez's childhood hero was Romario. He wanted to be like Romario. Romario was a forward who scored many goals.

Mario Gomez joined the youth academy at Stuttgart when he was 16 years old. Gomez started playing for clubs reserve team Stuttgart II during the 2003-04 season. He scored 6 goals. In his second season he scored an impressive 15 goals. Mario Gomez made some fleeting appearances for the first team.

Mario Gomez became a permanent member of Stuttgart's first-team squad in the 2005-06 season. He scored a modest 6 goals. His debut goal for Stuttgart was a late winner against Mainz.


The next season Mario Gomez established himself as one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga. He scored 14 goals. He scored a crucial goal in the penultimate league game against Bochum. This made the score 2-2. Cacau scored to win the game for Stuttgart. Stuttgart won their final game to win the Bundesliga for the first time since 1992. Mario Gomez's individual efforts were rewarded. He was named the German Footballer of the Year for 2007.

Stuttgart's level of performance fell the following season. Mario Gomez kept on scoring. He scored 19 goals in 25 appearances, including a superb hat-trick against Werder Bremen. He was the Bundesliga's second highest scorer. He scored 6 goals in the German cup.

Mario Gomez has both German and Spanish citizenship. He could have played for either nation. He decided to play for Germany. His debut for Germany came against Switzerland in 2007. In a 3-1 victory he scored his first goal for Germany. Mario Gomez scored further goals and continued to impress in Euro 2008 qualifiers and in friendlies.

Mario Gomez was called up for the German squad for the Euro 2008. He played all the group games. He was dropped by the coach Joachim Low for the knockout stages. His performances drew criticism from the German media and fans. They were particularly angered that he had missed chances against Austria at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion. He would later return to the same stadium to score against the same opposition in a Euro 2012 qualifying match. Mario Gomez marked this goal by kissing the goalpost.


Mario Gomez played well for Stuttgart during the 2008-09 season. Notably he scored all 4 goals in a 4-1 win against Wolfsburg. Mario Gomez moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The transfer fee was reported to be in the range of 30 to 35 million euros.

Mario Gomez only scored 10 goals in the league in his first season at Bayern Munich. Mario Gomez picked up his second Bundesliga winners medal. He was named in Joachim Low's squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He was limited 4 late substitute appearances.

Mario Gomez remained a starter at Bayern Munich for the 2010-11 season. He was the Bundesiga's top scorer. He scored 28 league goals, including 5 hat-tricks. Only Gerd Muller has scored more hat-tricks in a single league season. He was joint top scorer along with Samuel Eto'o in the Champions League. He scored 39 goals in all competitions.

Mario Gomez spoke out in favour of gay players coming out about their sexuality. The German Football Federation had warned gay players not to come out. Mario Gomez countered this view by saying that "being gay should no longer be a taboo topic".


Mario Gomez formed a formidable attacking line at Bayern Munich with Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. The two dynamic wingers providing crosses and through-balls for Mario Gomez. He scored 26 goals in the Bundesliga in the 2011-12 season. His efforts were not enough to stop Borussia Dortmund winning the league for a second consecutive season.

Mario Gomez scored an amazing 12 goals in 12 matches in the Champions League last season. In the group stages he rattled Manchester City by scoring two first half goals. He scored a hat-trick against Napoli in a 3-2 win. He scored 4 goals in a Champions League quarter final tie against Basel. Mario Gomez continued to get amongst the goals. He netted against Marseille and Real Madrid to guide Bayern to the final of the Champions League. Bayern Munich lost the final on penalties.

Mario Gomez had to play second fiddle to Miroslav Klose during Germany's qualification for Euro 2012. He scored against 5 countries including two goals away to Austria. Gomez scored a fine header against Portugal in the group stages in Euro 2012.

In the following match he scored twice against Germany's great rivals, the Netherlands. For his first goal Gomez received the ball with his left foot with his back to goal. He turned to face goal in a dreamy balletic style and slotted the ball past the Dutch goalkeeper with his right foot. The second was a magnificent finish from a slight angle. Germany lost against Italy in the semi-finals.

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