Carsten Sänger (born 8 November 1962) is a German former

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Club career

In the

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the defender played only for

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. After the German reunification Sänger was under contract for a couple of East German clubs but never played in the 1.

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. He had to end his career after his lower leg had to be amputated after a car accident.

International career

Sänger won 16 caps for

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in the mid-1980s.

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* * * * 1962 births Living people German men's footballers East German men's footballers East Germany men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players FC Hansa Rostock players FC Sachsen Leipzig players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players 2. Bundesliga players German amputees Sportspeople from Erfurt Footballers from Thuringia {{Germany-footy-defender-1960s-stub