Jens Schmidt (born 18 February 1981) is a German

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player, playing for the

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in the

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and the

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. He was, until 2009, the captain of the German team, but then retired from international rugby, to return once more in 2010.

Biography

Jens Schmidt begun playing rugby when he was nine years old in 1990.Jens Schmidt profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 25 February 2010 Throughout his career, he played for the TSV Handschuhsheim, except when he spent one year with the French professional club

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in 2001. He has won the German rugby union cup twice with his team, TSV Handschuhsheim, in 2005 and 2008. His greatest success as a national team player was the promotion to Division 1 of the European Nations Cup in 2008. He made his 35th international for Germany in the game against

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on 15 November 2008Spain hope to revive hopes
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on 21 February 2009, his 38th cap. He returned briefly to the team for the all-important relegation decider against Spain on 20 March 2010 but remained an unused substitute. Schmidt is a teacher by profession.

Honours

Club

* German rugby union championship ** Runners up: 2005 * German rugby union cup ** Winner: 2005, 2008

National team

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– Division 2 ** Champions:

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Stats

Jens Schmidt's personal statistics in club and international rugby:

Club

* ''As of 30 April 2012''

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''As of 8 April 2012''

References

External links

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Jens Schmidt profile at totalrugby.de
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at the '' DRV'' website {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Jens 1981 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France TSV Handschuhsheim players Rugby union locks German expatriate rugby union players German expatriate sportspeople in France