Marco Reus is known for his legendary football career, but away from the pitch, he is a fun-loving family man.
After a terrific career with Borussia Dortmund in the German top flight, Reus is tilting towards the twilights of his career. He is not retiring from the game yet but it will certainly be a low-key chapter, distilled off the pressure of high-octane football.
And of course, the 35-year-old will have enough time to spend quality private moments with his family.
We all know him as the legendary midfield magician, who ruled the game in Germany, but how much do you know about his family?
Marco Reus family
It is not a surprise that after calling time on his 12-year-career with Borussia Dortmund, his first appearance to his 15.8 million followers on social media was a luxury vacation with family.
On Instagram, Reus shared multiple slides of him relaxing with his family. He also shared different cool shots with his wife, Scarlett Gartmann.
It is not the first time the pair, Reus and Scartmann, have shown off their love affair in the media. On December 24, 2023, the family celebrated Christmas by posing together.
On June 25, 2022, Scarlett Gartmann shared a cool romantic shot of the pair cozying up with a deep kiss on a shining recreational spot.
Who’s Marco Reus’ wife, Scarlett Gartmann?
Scarlett Gartmann is the lover and wife of German footballer Marco Reus. The mother of one gained fame due to her relationship with Marco Reus. She is an Instagram personality with over 274k followers.
She is a renowned German model and fashionista. The German blonde regularly flaunts her modeling fits to her centurion of followers on social media.
Details of Gartmann’s background reveal she is 30-year-old, five years younger than her footballer husband, and hails from Hagen, Germany. She was born on October 24, 1993. Not much is known about her background, but German outlets claim she lost her father at a very young age and has been raised by her mom.
Marco Reus and Scarlett Gartmann relationship
It is not clear when Marco Reus and Scarlett Gartmann met, but reports claim they hooked up between 2015 and 2016. They have been together for eight years.
Four years into the relationship, they got married in December 2019, just a few months after they welcomed their first child, a daughter, in March 2019. They recently welcomed their second child in January 2024.
Marco Reus career and net worth
Marco is a German football legend. Regarded as one of the finest midfielders in Germany and Europe, Reus played top-level football in Germany for 18 years.
His career peaked at Borussia Dortmund, where he made 294 Bundesliga appearances, scoring 120 goals. He won the DFB-Pokal and the DFL-Supercup twice and reached the Champions League final twice.
The 35-year-old called time on his international career with Germany in 2021 after winning 48 caps, scoring 15 goals. Before his Borussia Dortmund contract expired, Reus was among the highest-paid players at the club, with a weekly wage of £200,000. His estimated net worth in 2024 is £20million.
What is next for Marco Reus?
After his spell with Borussia Dortmund ended, Reus is currently without a club. He has been linked to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr being a big mention. However, the most recent reports are linking him to a move to Los Angeles in Major League Soccer.
