Jens Nowotny
Nowotny training with the German national team
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jens Daniel Nowotny | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Malsch, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1985 | SV Spielberg | ||
| 1985–1990 | FC Germania Friedrichstal | ||
| 1990–1991 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Karlsruher SC | 103 | (7) |
| 1996–2006 | Bayer Leverkusen | 231 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 344 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1996 | Germany U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 1997–2006 | Germany | 48 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jens Daniel Nowotny (born 11 January 1974) is a German former footballer who played as a central defender.
He played in nearly 300 official games with Bayer Leverkusen in one full decade, helping them reach the 2002 Champions League final.
Internationally, Nowotny appeared for Germany in one World Cup and two European Championships, gaining nearly 50 caps.
After playing youth football for two clubs, Nowotny finished his formation with Karlsruher SC. He made his first team – and Bundesliga – on 2 May 1992, playing the entire 1–0 away win against Hamburger SV, and finished the season in the starting eleven, as the club collected three wins in four matches (three goals conceded) and finished in eighth position.
Still not in his 20's, Nowotny became a defensive mainstay for Karlsruhe. On 10 April 1993, he scored a brace for the club in only ten minutes, in a 2–2 draw at VfL Bochum, and went on to collect nearly 150 official appearances during his spell, including four in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.
Aged 22, Nowotny signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, making his league debut on 21 August 1996, a 3–1 away success against MSV Duisburg. A undisputed first-choice from the start, he appeared in 32 matches in his first season, as the club finished in second place, trailing FC Bayern Munich by two points; he continued to appear regularly during his stay, often forming an efficient defensive partnership with Carsten Ramelow.
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