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 (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

, Dowe had three different spells as a player with his hometown club

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

, with whom he won the final staging of the DDR-Oberliga (East German Premier League) in 1991. He also played in the Bundesliga for

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and

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. Dowe spent spells abroad in the

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with

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, and in Austria, with

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. He moved into coaching after retiring from playing in 2005.

Honours

Hansa Rostock * DDR-Oberliga:

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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 ...

Sturm Graz * Austrian Cup: 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 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 {{germany-footy-defender-1960s-stub