Jens Robben (born 27 April 1983) is a German former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Haselünne Haselünne () is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Emsland. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 15 km east of Meppen, Germany, Meppen. Notable people Notable people born in the city * Anton C. R. Dreesmann (1854–19 ...

, Robben made his debut at a professional level in the 2. Bundesliga for

SV Eintracht Trier 05 SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known as Eintracht Trier (), is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier ...

on 8 August 2004, when he came on as a substitute for Matthias Keller in the 73rd minute in a game against

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

. In 2010, Robben rejoined

SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...

. He announced his retirement from playing in May 2018.

Post-playing career

After retiring as a player, Robben assumed the role of scout and video analyst at

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* * 1983 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Berliner FC Dynamo players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub