Jens Scharping (born 16 July 1974) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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He spent two seasons in the
Bundesliga
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with
FC St. Pauli
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The football department is part of a larger sp ...
, as well as eight seasons in the
2. Bundesliga
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with St. Pauli,
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen,
VfB Lübeck
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, and
Alemannia Aachen
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.
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from Hamburg
German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
FC St. Pauli players
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 players
Lüneburger SK players
VfB Lübeck players
Alemannia Aachen players
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