Mark Schwarzer – Fulham F.C. Goalkeeper
Mark Schwarzer – Goalkeeper of Fulham F.C. - English Premier League Football Club
Mark Schwarzer, OAM (born 6 October 1972) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for English Premier League team Fulham. He also represents Australia in the international matches.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Schwarzer | |
| Date of birth | 6 October 1972 (1972-10-06) (age 37) | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1?2 in) [1] | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fulham | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Colo Cougars Penrith Nepean United Blacktown City Demons Marconi Stallions |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2008 2008– |
Marconi Stallions Dynamo Dresden Kaiserslautern Bradford City Middlesbrough Fulham |
58 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 13 (0) 367 (0) 44 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1989 1990–1991 1993– |
Australia U17 Australia U20 Australia |
6 (0) 8 (0) 72 (0) |
Fulham
Schwarzer’s contract with Middlesbrough expired in June 2008, and although he was offered a new contract,[5] manager Gareth Southgate had to plan a future with a new goalkeeper, as on 21 May 2008, Schwarzer signed a two-year deal at Fulham, ending an 11-year association with the Teesside club.[6] Schwarzer revealed in an interview with The World Game that he had received offers from Bayern Munich and Juventus but declined their offers because they could not guarantee him the position as the number 1 keeper.[7]
Schwarzer made his Fulham debut in a 2–1 defeat to newly-promoted Premier League side Hull City, but he followed up by keeping a clean sheet in his next match in a 1–0 win at home to Arsenal and played every minute of the 2008/09 season. He kept ten clean sheets during the 2008–09 season in all competitions.
Schwarzer’s contribution was phenomenal as his performances lead Fulham to a high 7th place finish and a place in Europe the next season, a massive improvement on Fulham’s 17th place finish just a season before. Notable scalps included wins over Arsenal, Manchester United and a draw with Chelsea largely due to many spectacular saves from Schwarzer. Incidentally, Middlesbrough were relegated at the end of that season. He received the Fulham Player of the Year 08-09 in his first year at the club.
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Fulham F.C., Fulham Goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer information at wikipedia.org