Florian Klein
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Klein in 2016 | |||
| 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 | 57 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Austria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Austria U21 | 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). | |||
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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 2003–04 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 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 under-19 and Austria under-21. On 19 May 2010, Klein made his debut for the Austria against Croatia.
Career statistics
- As of 2 June 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Total | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Linz | 2004–05 | First League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [4] | |||
| 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [4] | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [4] | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | [4] | ||||
| 2008–09 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | [4] | ||||
| Totals | 67 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 72 | 6 | — | |||
| Austria Wien | 2009–10 | Austrian Bundesliga | 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] | ||
| Totals | 105 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 142 | 7 | — | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | [4] |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 3 | [4] | ||
| Totals | 43 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | — | ||
| Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | [5] | |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | [6] | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 59 | 3 | — | |||
| Career totals | 271 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 334 | 19 | — | ||
- 1.^ Includes Austrian Cup and German Cup.
- 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
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.
- ↑ "Florian Klein". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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