In the history of Bayern, there have always been some players full of personality. They have quirky personalities or fiery tempers and can always make all sorts of bump news for the team, but this kind of player is often very good at playing and always standing up in times of crisis to turn the tide, and Mario Basler is one such player.
Basler is a muscular player with excellent footwork and power, especially from set-pieces. Basler's free-kicks are as unpredictable as his character, he is best at taking free-kicks, his shots are often undirectional, seemingly flying out of the pitch, but suddenly changing lines in the middle of the way and directly into the goal, this erratic free-kick has made countless goalkeepers around the world suffer.
Basler began his career in Kaiserslautern and joined Bremen after a few seasons at Kaiser, Essen and Hertha Berlin. Under the tutelage of his mentor Rehhagel, Basler finally realized his talent in Bremen. In 1993, Basler won the German Super Cup. In 1994 he led the team to the German Cup and also had a high goal rate in the league. In 1995, Werder Bremen was runner-up in the league, and Basler was named Germany's best striker of the year, affectionately known as "Super Mario" by fans.
In 1996, Basler joined Bayern Munich and played for the team for four years. During his time at Bayern, he repeatedly made surprising achievements at key moments, especially in the 1999 Champions League final, Basler's performance was a classic, he used a free kick directly into the best goalkeeper in Europe, Schmeichel, and through slow motion, Basler's penalty suddenly changed direction at least twice when it was running in the air, such an excellent free kick shooting skills naturally hit Schmeichel was annoyed. Afterwards, Schmeichel said in an interview after the game: "If we hadn't won the final title, I would have regretted the goal scored by Basler for the rest of my life!" ”
After 2000, Basler returned to Kaiserslautern, where he played for three seasons before moving to Arayan in Qatar, where he retired. During his career, Basler won two Bundesliga titles, two German cups, two German Super Cups, one UEFA Cup and one Champions League runner-up, in addition to being named the top scorer in the Bundesliga in 1995.
Like Effenberg and Sauer, Basler has achieved little in the national team, which is also the biggest regret of his career. In 1994, Germany coach Vogts recruited Basler into the German team on the eve of the World Cup in the United States. You must know that before participating in the World Cup, he only had 5 national team games. In the main match of the World Cup, Basler's performance was mediocre, but this is understandable for a newcomer. In 1996 he was named to the German team, but returned home early due to injury, but he was not forgotten after the team won the European Championships, and he still holds the title on his personal honour list, which is Basler's only national team honour.