André Lenz

André Lenz (born 19 November 1973) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

André Lenz
Lenz playing for Wolfsburg in 2009.
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-19) 19 November 1973
Place of birth Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1979–1989 TV Asberg
1989–1990 Bayer Uerdingen
1990–1992 Wuppertaler SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Wuppertaler SV
1997–2001 Alemannia Aachen 62 (0)
2001–2003 Energie Cottbus 26 (0)
2003–2004 1860 Munich 3 (0)
2004–2012 VfL Wolfsburg 18 (0)
2007–2008 VfL Wolfsburg II 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Lenz was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr. He began his football career as a professional in 1999. Back then, he played for Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga. In 2001, he signed a contract with Energie Cottbus, who were playing in the first division. In his second year for Energie, he played almost every match. After Energie was relegated in 2003, 1860 Munich were interested in signing him, eventually he chose to sign. In 2004, it was confirmed that Lenz would be leaving 1860 Munich to join Bundesliga's VfL Wolfsburg. Lenz announced his retirement from active play following the conclusion of the 2012–13 Bundesliga season.

Assault

On 8 May 2010, Lenz was seriously injured during an altercation in a nightclub.[2] He suffered multiple stab wounds and had an emergency surgery in a hospital.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "André Lenz" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. "André Lenz erlitt Stichverletzungen" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  3. "Discostreit: Wolfsburgs Torwart notoperiert" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2011.


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