Jens Wissing

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Jens Wissing
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Jens Wissing in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Leftback
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg (assistant)
Youth career
1993–2001 SC Gronau
2001–2004 Schalke 04
2004–2007 Preußen Münster
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Preußen Münster 85 (2)
2010–2011 Borussia M'gladbach II 9 (0)
2010–2011 Borussia M'gladbach 3 (0)
2011–2013 SC Paderborn 07 11 (0)
2013–2014 MSV Duisburg 0 (0)
Total108(2)
Managerial career
2014–2019 Gievenbeck
2019–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II (assistant)
2021–2022 PSV Eindhoven (assistant)
2022–2024 Benfica (assistant)
2025– Red Bull Salzburg (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Wissing (born 2 January 1988) is a German football manager and former footballer.

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Career

Wissing first played for the youth wings of SG Gronau, FC Schalke 04, and SC Preußen Münster between 2001 and 2007.

Wissing became part of the adult team after being recruited by Roger Schmidt for the 2007/2008 Westfalenliga season. The German Sports Association (DSB) awarded Wissing the title of "Athlete of the Year" in 2009. Between 2010 and 2014, he played for Borussia Mönchengladbach II, SC Paderborn 07, and MSV Duisburg, quitting in January 2014 due to a sports injury without participating in any matches for Duisburg. [1]

After his retirement as a player, he served as the manager for 1. FC Gievenbeck for five years. He has since been an assistant manager for Borussia Mönchengladbach II, PSV Eindhoven, and SL Benfica Lisbon. [2] [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Preußen Münster 2006–07 Oberliga Westfalen 1010
2007–083405 [a] 1391
2008–09 Regionalliga West 301104 [a] 0351
2009–10 201103 [a] 0241
Total85220121993
Borussia M'gladbach II 2010–11 Regionalliga West9090
Borussia M'gladbach 2010–11 Bundesliga 301040
Paderborn 07 2011–12 301040
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 80000080
Total1101000120
Career total1082401211243
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Westphalian Cup

References

  1. "MSV Duisburg: Verletzter Wissing beendet Karriere". RP ONLINE (in German). 29 January 2014.
  2. "Benfica Lissabon: Jens Wissing über die Zeit beim Rekordmeister – News – Fußballtraining". Fußballtraining.
  3. Hoof, Stefan (3 March 2023). "Ex-Preuße Jens Wissing ist Cheftrainer bei Benfica – für ein Spiel". Münstersche Zeitung (in German).