Jens Lehmann

<p>Jens Gerhard Lehmann was born on November 10, 1969, in Essen, West Germany. Developing through the youth ranks of DJK Heisingen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, he joined FC Schalke 04 in 1988, helping the club win the UEFA Cup in 1997 by saving an Ivan Zamorano penalty in the final shootout against Inter Milan. In December 1997, he famously became the first goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to score a goal from open play against rival Borussia Dortmund.</p><p>Following a brief stint with AC Milan and winning the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund in 2002, Lehmann joined Arsenal in 2003 to replace David Seaman. He played all 38 matches in Arsenal's legendary 2003–04 Premier League season, anchoring the only team in modern English football history to complete an entire league campaign undefeated, earning the historic golden trophy as 'The Invincibles'.</p><p>Lehmann set a UEFA Champions League record by keeping ten consecutive clean sheets (853 minutes without conceding a goal) during the 2005–06 tournament. Internationally, Lehmann earned 61 caps for Germany. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout against Argentina, Lehmann famously consulted a handwritten cheat sheet hidden in his sock, saving two penalties to send Germany into the semi-finals.</p>