Michael Klein (footballer, born 1959)

Michael Klein
	Klein in 1990
Personal information
Date of birth	10 October 1959
Place of birth	Amnaş, Romania
Date of death	2 February 1993 (aged 33)
Place of death	Krefeld, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1973–1977	Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1988	Corvinul Hunedoara
1978–1979	→ Aurul Brad (loan)
1988–1990	Dinamo București
1990–1993	Bayer Uerdingen
Total
National team
1984	Romania Olympic
1981–1991	Romania
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Michael Klein (10 October 1959 – 2 February 1993) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left back.^[3] He most prominently played for Bayer Uerdingen in the German Bundesliga championship. Klein made 90 appearances for the Romanian national team, scoring five times.^[1] He was selected to represent Romania at both the Euro 84 and 1990 FIFA World Cup tournaments.^[1] The Michael Klein Stadium from Hunedoara is named in his honor.^[4]

Career[]

Klein played for Romanian clubs Corvinul Hunedoara and Dinamo București before he moved abroad to play for German club Bayer Uerdingen in 1990. When Uerdingen were relegated following Klein's first season at the club, he followed them to the lower 2. Bundesliga division. Klein helped the team win promotion in 1992, and he played his last Bundesliga game for Uerdingen in December 1992. He died of a heart attack during a training session on 2 February, at the age of 33.^[4]

Honours[]

Corvinul Hunedoara

Liga II: 1979–80^[5]

Dinamo București

Liga I: 1989–90^[5]
Cupa României: 1989–90^[5]

Bayer Uerdingen

2. Bundesliga: 1991–92^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Michael Klein – International Appearances". European Football.
^ "Michael Klein – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ "Michael Klein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Stadionul "Michael Klein", între legendă și derizoriu. Cum arată acum arena pe care Mircea Lucescu a scris istorie pentru Corvinul Hunedoara" [The "Michael Klein" stadium, between legend and mockery. What does the arena where Mircea Lucescu wrote history for looks like now?] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Michael Klein at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com

External links[]

Michael Klein at National-Football-Teams.com
Michael Klein at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[EU-1] "Michael Klein – International Appearances". European Football.

[2] "Michael Klein – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

[3] "Michael Klein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[pressalert-4] "Stadionul "Michael Klein", între legendă și derizoriu. Cum arată acum arena pe care Mircea Lucescu a scris istorie pentru Corvinul Hunedoara" [The "Michael Klein" stadium, between legend and mockery. What does the arena where Mircea Lucescu wrote history for looks like now?] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[RS-5] Michael Klein at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com

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Personal information
Klein in 1990
Date of birth	(1959-10-10)10 October 1959
Place of birth	Amnaş, Romania
Date of death	2 February 1993(1993-02-02) (aged 33)
Place of death	Krefeld, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1973–1977	Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1988	Corvinul Hunedoara	313	(37)
1978–1979	→ Aurul Brad (loan)
1988–1990	Dinamo București	40	(2)
1990–1993	Bayer Uerdingen	61	(3)
Total		414	(39)
National team
1984^[1]	Romania Olympic	1	(0)
1981–1991^[2]	Romania	89	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only