Michael Klein (footballer, born 1959)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 October 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Amnaș, 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1988 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | 313 | (37) |
1978–1979 |
→ Aurul Brad (loan) | 15 | (3) |
1988–1990 | Dinamo București | 40 | (2) |
1990–1993 | Bayer Uerdingen | 62 | (0) |
Total | 430 | (42) | |
International career | |||
1984[1] | Romania Olympic | 1 | (0) |
1981–1991[2] | Romania | 89 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Klein (10 October 1959 – 2 February 1993) was a Romanian
Early years
Michael Klein, nicknamed Mișa, was born on 10 October 1959 in Amnaș, Romania, being half of Transylvanian Saxon origin from his father side.[4][5][6][7]
Career
Club career
He started to play football at
After 11 seasons and a half spent with Corvinul Hunedoara in which he scored 37 goals in 313 league games, in the middle of the 1988–89 season he was transferred at Dinamo București where he reunited with his former Corvinul Hunedoara manager, Mircea Lucescu.[4][9][10] In his first season spent with The Red Dogs, he didn't win any trophies and he played two games in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup where the club reached the quarter-finals.[4][6][7][10] In the following season the club won the title and the cup with Klein playing 23 Divizia A matches in which he scored two goals, also appearing in 7 matches in which he scored one goal in the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup where Dinamo București reached the semi-finals.[6][7][4][10][11]
After the
International career
Michael Klein played 89 matches and scored five goals at international level for the Romania national team, making his debut on 9 September 1981 when coach Valentin Stănescu sent him on the field in the 49th minute in order to replace Aurel Beldeanu in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss against Bulgaria.[1][13]
His following appearance was a 0–0 against
Death and legacy
On 2 February 1993, Klein died of a heart attack during a training session with Bayer Uerdingen at the age of 33.[5][6][7][14][15]
Michael Klein has a total of 322 matches and 36 goals scored in Divizia A, 37 matches in Bundesliga, 25 games in 2. Bundesliga and 13 games played with two goals scored in European competitions.[4][5][9]
The
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Klein goal.[1]
# | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 May 1982 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile | 7 | Chile | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2 | 18 May 1982 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile | 7 | Chile | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3 | 15 July 1982 | Stadionul Areni, Suceava , Romania |
8 | Japan | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
4 | 8 September 1982 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania | 11 | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1984 qualifiers |
5 | 28 October 1987 | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë, Albania | 59 | Albania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1988 qualifiers |
Honours
Corvinul Hunedoara
Dinamo București
Bayer Uerdingen
Individual
- Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year (fifth place): 1985,
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "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 c d e f g h i j k l Michael Klein at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d "22 de ani fără Mişa Klein. A murit în timpul unui antrenament, pe când avea doar 33 de ani" [22 years without Misha Klein. He died during a training session when he was only 33 years old] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Foştii coechipieri ai lui Mişa Klein au plâns la statuia sa, dezvelită azi la Hunedoara" [Misha Klein's former teammates cried at his statue, unveiled today in Hunedoara] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Un sfert de veac fără Mişa Klein… Amintirile dor, dar nu mor!" [A quarter of a century without Misha Klein… Memories hurt, but do not die!] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Corvinul Hunedoara FC Arges 2–2". Labtof. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Mircea Lucescu, la 18 ani de la moartea lui Klein: "Mişa a fost unul dintre jucătorii mei preferaţi"" [Mircea Lucescu, 18 years after Klein's death: "Misha was one of my favorite players"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Azi se împlinesc 25 de ani de la dispariția lui Michael Klein. Povestea unicului căpitan al Corvinului Hunedoara" [Today marks 25 years since the disappearance of Michael Klein. The story of the only captain of Corvinul Hunedoara] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Cum au fost create marile echipe ale anilor '80?. Episodul 3: Dinamo - Show cu doar 14 "câini". Dar de rasă" [How were the great teams of the '80s created? Episode 3: Dinamo - Show with only 14 "dogs". But dogs of race] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Trei decenii de la Marele Exod" [Three decades since the Great Exodus] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Romania 1-2 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "30 de ani de la moartea misterioasă a lui Michael Klein, "gladiatorul cu 7 inimi" răpus de o boală de inimă" [30 years since the mysterious death of Michael Klein, the "gladiator with 7 hearts" from heart disease] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ ""Klein, căpitanul lui Lucescu. Cronici sentimentale" – amintiri în alb-negru despre o legendă alb-albastră" ["Klein, Lucescu's captain. Sentimental chronicles" - black and white memories of a white-blue legend] (in Romanian). Glasul-hd.ro. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
- Michael Klein at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michael Klein at fussballdaten.de (in German)