Martin Klein (born 2 July 1984) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1984 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Sparta Prague | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Teplice (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 U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Brno, 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 2–1 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
editKlein 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
editSparta Prague
Teplice
Ferencváros
References
edit- ^ "Champions League youngest goalscorers: Ansu Fati, Cesc Fàbregas, Karim Benzema". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
- ^ Милян Яблан подписал контракт с Кайсаром. football.by (in Russian). football.by. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Besta končí, střídá ho Klein. Obranu vyztuží i Rendla, rakovnicky.denik.cz, 12 July 2019
- ^ Unruhige Feiertage bei den Kickers enden mit Paukenschlag, kickers-selb.de, 30 December 2019
- ^ "Martin Klein". nv.fotbal.cz (in Czech).
External links
edit- Martin Klein at FAČR (in Czech)
- Martin Klein at National-Football-Teams.com
- Martin Klein – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Martin Klein at Soccerway
