Jens Adler

{{short description|German footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jens Adler

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0910-016, FDGB-Pokal, Dynamo Dresden II - HFC Chemie 1-2.jpg

| caption = Adler saves a penalty kick from Dynamo Dresden's Karsten Neitzel

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|4|25}}

| birth_place = Halle, Bezirk Halle, East Germany

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Hallescher FC (goalkeeper coach)

| youthyears1 = 1974–1983

| youthclubs1 = Chemie Halle

| years1 = 1983–1993

| clubs1 = Hallescher FC{{Efn|Hallescher FC were known as Chemie Halle until 1991}}

| caps1 = 200

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1994–1995

| clubs2 = Stahl Brandenburg

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1995–1997

| clubs3 = Hertha BSC

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1997–2000

| clubs4 = VfL Halle 96

| caps4 = 73

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1990

| nationalteam1 = East Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| manageryears1 = 2001–2008

| managerclubs1 = Hallescher FC (goalkeeper coach)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2016

| managerclubs2 = Hallescher FC (goalkeeper coach)

}}

Jens Adler (born 25 April 1965) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

His sole international appearance came for East Germany in the national team's last match on 12 September 1990.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/jadler-intl.html | title = Jens Adler - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 March 2017 | accessdate = 9 March 2017 | publisher = RSSSF}} He came on to replace Jens Schmidt as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win over Belgium, although he never touched the ball. As a result, he became the last man to win a cap for East Germany.{{cite news|author=Tim Mansel|title=The East German team that refused to die|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35169108|publisher=BBC News Online|date=28 December 2015|accessdate=28 December 2015}}

Adler played for Hallescher FC for eleven seasons, either side of German reunification.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/jadlerdata.html | title = Jens Adler - Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 March 2017 | accessdate = 9 March 2017 | publisher = RSSSF}} In 1995, he moved to Hertha BSC, but played very little, where his only senior appearance saw him come on as a substitute for Christian Fiedler in a match against KFC Uerdingen 05. After two seasons he returned to Halle, this time to sign for VfL Halle 1896. He retired from football in 2000 and returned to Hallescher FC to serve as goalkeeper coach.