Jens Wissing

Jens Wissing
Jens Wissing in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988
Place of birth Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Leftback
Team information
Current team
 Gamba Osaka (manager)
Youth career
1993–2001 SC Gronau
2001–2004 Schalke 04
2004–2007 Preußen Münster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Preußen Münster 85 (2)
2010–2011 Borussia M'gladbach II 9 (0)
2010–2011 Borussia M'gladbach 3 (0)
2011–2013 SC Paderborn 07 11 (0)
2013–2014 MSV Duisburg 0 (0)
Total 108 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2019 Gievenbeck
2019–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II (assistant)
2021–2022 PSV (assistant)
2022–2024 Benfica (assistant)
2025 Red Bull Salzburg (assistant)
2026– Gamba Osaka
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Wissing (born 2 January 1988) is a German football manager and former footballer he is the currently manager of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.

Playing career

Wissing first played for the youth wings of SG Gronau, FC Schalke 04, and SC Preußen Münster between 2001 and 2007.

Wissing became part of the adult team after being recruited by Roger Schmidt for the 2007–08 Westfalenliga season. The German Sports Association (DSB) awarded Wissing the title of "Athlete of the Year" in 2009. Between 2010 and 2014, he played for Borussia Mönchengladbach II, SC Paderborn 07, and MSV Duisburg, quitting in January 2014 due to a sports injury without participating in any matches for Duisburg.[1]

Managerial career

After his retirement as a player, Wissing served as the manager for 1. FC Gievenbeck for five years from 2014 until 2019. In July 2019, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach II becoming the assistant manager under Heiko Vogel and later, Arie van Lent. He then moved to PSV in July 2021 joining Roger Schmidt as his assistant manager. Wissing then moved to Benfica a year later reuniting with Roger Schmidt as his assistant manager once again. In June 2025, he then moved to Red Bull Sallzburg to become Thomas Letsch assistant manager at the club.[2][3]

On 12 December 2025, Wissing got his first coaching role in a top flight league where he become the manager for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Preußen Münster 2006–07 Oberliga Westfalen 1 0 — — 1 0
2007–08 34 0 — 5[a] 1 39 1
2008–09 Regionalliga West 30 1 1 0 4[a] 0 35 1
2009–10 20 1 1 0 3[a] 0 24 1
Total 85 2 2 0 12 1 99 3
Borussia M'gladbach II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 9 0 — — 9 0
Borussia M'gladbach 2010–11 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
Paderborn 07 2011–12 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 108 2 4 0 12 1 124 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Westphalian Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 March 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Gamba Osaka 1 January 2026 Present 9 4 5 0 13 9 +4 044.44
Career Total 9 4 5 0 13 9 +4 044.44

References

  1. ^ "MSV Duisburg: Verletzter Wissing beendet Karriere". RP ONLINE (in German). 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Benfica Lissabon: Jens Wissing über die Zeit beim Rekordmeister – News – Fußballtraining". Fußballtraining.
  3. ^ Hoof, Stefan (3 March 2023). "Ex-Preuße Jens Wissing ist Cheftrainer bei Benfica – für ein Spiel". Münstersche Zeitung (in German).
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