Martin_Klein_(footballer)

Martin Klein (footballer)

Czech footballer

For other people named Martin Klein, see Martin Klein (disambiguation).

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

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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*
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 U-21	22	(0)
2009	Czech Republic	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

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]

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]

[1]
"Champions League youngest goalscorers: Ansu Fati, Cesc Fàbregas, Karim Benzema". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
[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).

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