Mario Gomez ended his football career in June 2020 after he managed to win promotion to the Bundesliga. The forward played in a total of 78 games with the German national team, and during his career he represented the colors of clubs such as Fiorentina and Wolfsburg. during the game for Wolfsburg he complimented Gomez and stuck a pin in Robert Lewandowski. “Mario Gomez is as good as Lewandowski” -.
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The German daily “Sport BILD” informs that he has become a technical director at Red Bull Soccer International, more specifically in the division dealing with football clubs. In particular, the obligations of the German will concern the care of the clubs from the Red Bull stable: RB Leipzig and RB Bragantino in Brazil. Additionally, Gomez will be responsible for strategic planning and work on sports processes and structures.
“We are very pleased to have Mario Gomez become Technical Director of Red Bull Soccer International. He is a perfect match for Leipzig and the entire Red Bull team as it combines a number of attributes that are important to us,” said Oliver Mintzlaff, president. Thus, Gomez enters the shoes that held a similar function at Red Bull from 2019 to 2020. Previously, the current coach was incl. sports director of Leipzig and Salzburg.
The first rumors of Mario Gomez’s possible job for Red Bull surfaced last September. The paths of Gomez and Mintzlaff crossed during the forward’s career, as the current Leipzig activist was an advisor to “Super Mario”. The 36-year-old in an interview with the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” did not rule out that he would stay in the future. “I have no restrictions on choosing the right path. It is clear to me that I would not like to be a trainer right away,” he said.
Source: Sport
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