Name: Eugen Gopko
Date of Birth: Jan. 5 1991 (Age: 18)
Current Club: 1. FSV Mainz 05
Position: Midfielder (Defensive/Right)
Height: 1.70 m
Nationality: German
Rating: -
Eugen Gopko is the next Mainz youngster which made it through the youth ranks of Mainz and now had his debut in the Bundesliga. He came on in the 57th minute for Karhan. Mainz at that time were leading by 2-0, and Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel, who has already shown that he gives his youngsters a chance after using Andre Schürrle and Antonio Grimaldi in some games, opted for a slightly more defensive player. However, the first time he was seen was with a great chance only a few minutes after he was subbed in, but he didn't keep his cool and wasted a chance standing 10 metres in front of an open goal with only the keeper in between and hit the ball wide. Fir the rest of game he fulfilled his defensive duties quite well, and didn't take part in the offensive play too often.
He's in the bottom row on the right side above the DFB logo
Just like Schürrle and Grimaldi, he was part of the title-winning Mainz U19-side last year, where he also played in the final and was a main part of a great defensive line.
I really had to think a while before I posted about on him as I'm not totally sure on his potential yet, but looking at Tuchel's strategy, he might get another couple of games. I don't expect him to 'do a Schürrle' (but I didn't expect that from Schürrle either) and burst into the scene so fast and become a regular, but he could be a worthy long-term investment.
Update: (Nov 7 2009) added to the DB with a rating of 74
Update: (Jun 9 2010) Rose to 75
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