Jens Lehmann
German association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the cyclist and politician, see Jens Lehmann (cyclist). For the scientist, see Jens Lehmann (scientist).
Not to be confused with Jens Lekman or Jens Lohmann.
Jens Gerhard Lehmann (pronounced [ˈjɛns ˈleːman];[3] born 10 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's "Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds the UEFA Champions League record for the most consecutive clean sheets, not conceding a single goal in eight consecutive full matches while he played for Arsenal. He also has the highest number of continuous minutes without conceding goals. In total, this lasted 853 minutes. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.[4]
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Full name | Jens Gerhard Lehmann[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1969-11-10) 10 November 1969 (age 54)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Essen, West Germany[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1998 | Schalke 04 | 274 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | AC Milan | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Borussia Dortmund | 129 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | Arsenal | 147 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | 65 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 621 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | West Germany U21 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2008 | Germany | 61 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Arsenal (goalkeeper coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Augsburg (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Hertha Berlin (board member) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Lehmann was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and was selected for three World Cup squads.