Mark Gottsche is a Gaelic footballer. He played inter-county football for Galway from minor to senior levels. More recently he has plied his trade with London.Gottsche was born in Germany where his father Jurgen was from. His father read the GAA rulebook and became a passionate supporter of Gaelic games, passing his fascination with the game on to his son. When Gottsche was five years of age his family moved to Oranmore.