Jens Dowe (born 1 June 1968) is a German former professional

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who played as an

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He later worked as a manager and as a sports director.

Career

Born in

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

, Dowe had three different spells as a player with his hometown club Hansa Rostock, with whom he won the final staging of the

DDR-Oberliga The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany. Overview Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the Allied-occupied G ...

(East German Premier League) in 1991. He also played in the Bundesliga for

TSV 1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's association football, football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football league system ...

and

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. Dowe spent spells abroad in the English First Division with

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, and in Austria, with Sturm Graz. He moved into coaching after retiring from playing in 2005.

Honours

Hansa Rostock *

: 1990–91 *

FDGB-Pokal The FDGB-Pokal (Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was an elimination football tournament held annually in East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football af ...

: 1990–91 Sturm Graz *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...

: 1996–97

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* 1968 births Living people Footballers from Rostock Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers East German men's footballers FC Hansa Rostock players FC Hansa Rostock II players TSV 1860 Munich players Hamburger SV players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players SK Sturm Graz players SK Rapid Wien players SV Babelsberg 03 players Holstein Kiel players SV Wilhelmshaven players TSG Neustrelitz players DDR-Oberliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players English Football League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players German football managers Greifswalder SV 04 managers German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in England {{germany-footy-defender-1960s-stub