Jens Adler (born 25 April 1965) is a German former

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who played as a

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. His sole international appearance came for

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in the national team's last match on 12 September 1990. He came on to replace

Jens Schmidt Jens Schmidt (born 18 February 1981) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He was, until 2009, the captain of the German team, but th ...

as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win over

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, although he never touched the ball. As a result, he became the last man to win a cap for East Germany. Adler played for

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, sometimes still called by its former popular name Chemie Halle, is a German association football club based in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third highest level in the German footba ...

for eleven seasons, either side of

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. In 1995, he moved to

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

, but played very little, where his only senior appearance saw him come on as a substitute for

Christian Fiedler Christian Fiedler (born 27 March 1975 in Berlin) is a German football coach and former football goalkeeper who spent his entire playing career with Hertha BSC. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of Greuther Fürth. Football career Fiedler ...

in a match against

KFC Uerdingen 05 KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

. After two seasons he returned to Halle, this time to sign for

VfL Halle 1896 VfL Halle 1896 is a German football club from the city of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt. History The oldest club in the city of Halle was founded as ''Hallescher Fußballclub von 1896'' on 16 July 1896. ''HFC'' was one of a dozen clubs that ...

. He retired from football in 2000 and returned to Hallescher FC to serve as goalkeeper coach.

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* * * 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) People from Bezirk Halle German footballers East German footballers Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt East Germany men's international footballers Hallescher FC players Hertha BSC players VfL Halle 1896 players 2. Bundesliga players DDR-Oberliga players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub