Jens Wissing

Jens Wissing

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
Total		108	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Preußen Münster	2006–07	Oberliga Westfalen	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2007–08		34	0	—		5 [a]	1	39	1
	2008–09	Regionalliga West	30	1	1	0	4 [a]	0	35	1
	2009–10		20	1	1	0	3 [a]	0	24	1
	Total		85	2	2	0	12	1	99	3
Borussia M'gladbach II	2010–11	Regionalliga West	9	0	—		—		9	0
Borussia M'gladbach	2010–11	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
Paderborn 07	2011–12		3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			108	2	4	0	12	1	124	3

1. 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).

External links

• Jens Wissing at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Jens Wissing Interview