Jens Schmidt
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Jens Schmidt (born 18 February 1981)[1] 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 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.[2]
Throughout his career, he played for the TSV Handschuhsheim, except when he spent one year with the French professional club FC Auch Gers in 2001.[3]
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 Spain on 15 November 2008[4] and made his last appearance for his country against Portugal 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
- European Nations Cup – Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Jens Schmidt's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th – Semi-finals | ||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd – Semi-finals | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 7 | 0 | Champions |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 4 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 3 | 5 | 4th |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 8 April 2012
References
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- ↑ Jens Schmidt player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ↑ a b Jens Schmidt profile at totalrugby.de Template:In lang accessed: 25 February 2010
- ↑ Jens Schmidt – Kapitän der Deutschen Rugby Nationalmannschaft Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang Short article on Jens Schmidt, accessed: 26 January 2009
- ↑ Spain hope to revive hopes Script error: No such module "webarchive". rugbyrugby.com, published: 13 November 2008, accessed: 26 January 2009
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External links
- Template:In lang Jens Schmidt profile at totalrugby.de
- Template:In lang Härte, Herzblut, Hoffnung Frankfurter Allgemeine – Article on Jens Schmidt
- Template:In lang Jens Schmidt at the DRV website
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- 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