Carsten Sänger
German footballer
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Carsten Sänger (born 8 November 1962) is a German former footballer.[1]
Date of birth
8 November 1962
Place of birth
Erfurt, East Germany
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position
Defender
.jpg) Sänger with the East Germany under-18 team in 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Erfurt, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1980 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1992 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 257 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | Hansa Rostock | 73 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Sachsen Leipzig | 28 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 64 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Sachsen Leipzig | 17 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 28 | (1) |
| 1999 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 475 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1987 | East Germany | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | Sachsen Leipzig | ||
| 2002–2004 | FC Erfurt Nord | ||
| 2009–2010 | BW Dachwig-Döllstadt | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In the DDR-Oberliga the defender played only for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[2] After the German reunification Sänger was under contract for a couple of East German clubs but never played in the 1. Bundesliga. He had to end his career after his lower leg had to be amputated after a car accident.[3]
International career
Sänger won 16 caps for East Germany in the mid-1980s.[4]
