Martin Klein (footballer)

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Martin Klein
Personal information
Full name Martin Klein
Date of birth (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1994–1996 RAFK Rajhrad
1996 SK Vojkovice
1996–2000 Boby Brno
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Sparta Prague 4 (0)
2001–2002Teplice (loan) 1 (0)
2004–2010 Teplice 167 (12)
2010–2011 Konyaspor 4 (0)
2011–2013 Ferencvárosi 39 (5)
2013–2014 Teplice 6 (0)
2014–2016 Kaisar 85 (2)
2016 Zhetysu 30 (1)
2017 Motorlet Prague
2017 Birkirkara 5 (2)
2018–2019 Viktorie Jirny 14 (3)
2019 Benátky nad Jizerou
2019 Rakovník 13 (1)
2020 Kickers Selb 1 (0)
International career
2004–2007 Czech Republic U-21 22 (0)
2009 Czech Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Martin Klein (born 2 July 1984, in Brno) is a Czech football defender.

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Club career

Klein started his career playing for Boby Brno, then he joined Sparta Prague in 2000. On 27 February 2002, he scored a goal in a 1–2 loss against Panathinaikos in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, at the age of 17 years and 241 days. [1] Later on, he transferred to Teplice, then he joined Konyaspor and Ferencvárosi, before returning to Teplice in 2013.

In February 2014, Klein signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kaisar. [2]

In the summer 2019, Klein joined SK Rakovník. [3] On 30 December 2019, Klein moved to German Landesliga Bayern-Nordost club Kickers Selb. [4]

International career

Klein was part of Czech Republic U-21. On 5 June 2009, he made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in a friendly match against Malta, which ended in a 1–0 win. [5]

Honours

Sparta Prague
Teplice
Ferencváros

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References

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  2. Милян Яблан подписал контракт с Кайсаром. football.by (in Russian). football.by. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. Besta končí, střídá ho Klein. Obranu vyztuží i Rendla, rakovnicky.denik.cz, 12 July 2019
  4. Unruhige Feiertage bei den Kickers enden mit Paukenschlag, kickers-selb.de, 30 December 2019
  5. "Martin Klein". nv.fotbal.cz (in Czech).