Jens Wissing
German footballer (born 1988)
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Jens Wissing (born 2 January 1988) is a German football manager and former footballer he is the currently manager of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
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Jens Wissing in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Leftback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka (manager) | ||
| 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 (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Gamba Osaka | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing 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 2007–08 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]
Managerial career
After his retirement as a player, Wissing served as the manager for 1. FC Gievenbeck for five years from 2014 until 2019. In July 2019, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach II becoming the assistant manager under Heiko Vogel and later, Arie van Lent. He then moved to PSV in July 2021 joining Roger Schmidt as his assistant manager. Wissing then moved to Benfica a year later reuniting with Roger Schmidt as his assistant manager once again. In June 2025, he then moved to Red Bull Sallzburg to become Thomas Letsch assistant manager at the club.[2][3]
On 12 December 2025, Wissing got his first coaching role in a top flight league where he become the manager for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Westphalian Cup
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Gamba Osaka |  |
1 January 2026 | Present | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 35.71 | |
| Career Total | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 35.71 | ||||
