René Klingbeil (born 2 April 1981) is a former German football player and current manager of Carl Zeiss Jena.^[1]

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René Klingbeil

Klingbell in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Carl Zeiss Jena (manager)
Youth career
1989–1993	Marzahner SV
1993–1998	FC Berlin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	52	(2)
2003–2007	Hamburger SV	51	(0)
2003–2007	Hamburger SV II	53	(0)
2007–2008	Viking FK	15	(0)
2008–2015	Erzgebirge Aue	220	(10)
2015	→ Erzgebirge Aue II	1	(0)
2015–2017	Carl Zeiss Jena	65	(2)
Total		437	(14)
Managerial career
2017–2019	FC 1910 Lößnitz
2019–2020	Carl Zeiss Jena (assistant)
2020	Carl Zeiss Jena (caretaker)
2020–2022	Carl Zeiss Jena (assistant)
2023–	Carl Zeiss Jena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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His first senior club was Borussia Mönchengladbach. He then went on to Hamburger SV. In 2007, he joined Viking FK in Norway. He was released in the summer of 2008 and was offered a contract by Dynamo Dresden but declined their first offer.^[2]

Hamburger SV

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005^[3]