Education
In 1993, he joined Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, after previously playing for Hertha Bachelor of Science and Rot-Weiss Essen in the 2.
In 1993, he joined Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, after previously playing for Hertha Bachelor of Science and Rot-Weiss Essen in the 2.
He currently works as sports director at 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig. A dead-ball specialist, Basler scored numerous goals from free-kicks and two direct from corner kicks during his career, called an Olympic goal. He also was known for his creativity.
Basler started his career with 1.
Football Club Kaiserslautern, making only one league appearance. Bundesliga. During the 1994-1995 season, he was joint top-goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 20 goals.
Basler also scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich in their 1999 Union of European Football Associations Champions League Final against Manchester United at Camp Nou, Barcelona with free-kick in the sixth minute of the game. Bayern went on to lose the match 2–1.
He played 30 games for the Germany national football team between 1994 and 1998 and scored two goals.
International goals Basler began his coaching career 2004 as head coach of SSV Jahn Regensburg but was sacked after few months. In July 2007 he became assistant coach of TuS Koblenz. After only one year he left TuS Koblenz to sign a contract as head coach and manager with SV Eintracht Trier 05.
On 21 February 2010 was fired by his club SV Eintracht Trier 05.
He was appointed as manager of SV Wacker Burghausen in August of the same year. When Burghausen was relegated at the end of the 2010-2011 season, Basler was sacked.
Basler took over as coach of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in October 2011 but resigned from his position on 14 September 2012 after four losses in seven games. In February 2015, Basler got the job as sports director for 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig.
As of 20 March 2013.