| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (performance manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | FC Burgsolms | ||
| 1990-1992 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1992–1993 | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| 1993–1994 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | FSV Frankfurt | 26 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | VfB Gießen | ||
| 1996–1998 | FSV Zwickau | 62 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Darmstadt 98 | 37 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | FV Dresden 06 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gelb-Weiß Görlitz | ||
| International career | |||
| Germany U17 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Dynamo Dresden (sports psychologist) | ||
| 2015–2018 | RB Leipzig (sports psychologist) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Dynamo Dresden (sports psychologist) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Schalke 04 (sports psychologist) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Manchester United (sports psychologist) | ||
| 2023– | Sheffield Wednesday (performance manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sascha Lense (born 5 October 1975) is a German football coach and former player.[1]
He made nearly 100 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga in the 1990s. On 7 December 2021, Lense was hired by Manchester United as a sports psychologist to work under interim manager Ralf Rangnick.[2][3]
On 16 October, Lense was appointed the performance manager at Sheffield Wednesday.[4]