Florian Klein
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Klein in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 17, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Upper Austria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994-2004 | LASK Linz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | LASK Linz | 163 | (13) |
| 2003–2004 | → FC Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | Austria Wien | 71 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Red Bull Salzburg | 43 | (1) |
| 2014– | VfB Stuttgart | 47 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Austria U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Austria U-21 | 23 | (3) |
| 2010– | Austria | 28 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 20 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Florian Klein (born 17 November 1986) is an Austrian footballer who plays for German club VfB Stuttgart as a defender.
Career
Klein began his career in September 1994 in the youth team of LASK Linz and was promoted to the senior team in July 2004.[1] He played on loan for FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the 2003/2004 season and returned to Linz after the end of the season. After 163 games in 14 years for the club, in which he scored 13 goals, Klein signed a two-year contract with Austria Wien on 30 April 2009. In 2012 he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg.[2]
After the end of his contract with Salzburg on 1 July 2014, Klein will move to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 6 May 2014, Florian Klein signed a contract until June 2017 with VfB Stuttgart.[3]
International career
Klein has played for Austria U-19 and Austria U-21. On 19 May 2010, Klein made his debut for the Austrian national senior team against Croatia.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Austria | League | Austrian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| LASK Linz | First League | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [4] | |
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [4] | ||||
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [4] | ||||
| Austrian Bundesliga | 2007–08 | 34 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | [4] | ||||
| 2008–09 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | [4] | ||||
| LASK Linz totals | 67 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 72 | 6 | — | |||
| Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | 2009–10 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 4 | [4] |
| 2010–11 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 3 | [4] | ||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 0 | [4] | ||
| Austria Wien totals | 105 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 142 | 7 | — | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | Austrian Bundesliga | 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | [4] |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | [4] | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg totals | 43 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | Ref. | ||||||
| VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | [5] | |
| Career totals | 222 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 283 | 16 | — | ||
| Last updated: 10 October 2014 | |||||||||||
Honors
- Austrian League: 2013–14
- Austrian Cup: 2013–14
References
- ↑ LASK-Profile
- ↑ http://redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/de/Florian-Klein.html
- ↑ "VfB sign Florian Klein". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Florian Klein » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Klein, Florian". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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