Michael Klein (footballer, born 1959)

Michael Klein

Personal information
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 9+1⁄2 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 Bucureşti	40	(2)
1990–1993	Bayer Uerdingen	61	(0)
International career
1981–1991	Romania	90	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Klein (10 October 1959 – 2 February 1993) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left back. He most prominently played for Bayer Uerdingen in the German Bundesliga championship. Klein made 90 appearances for the Romanian national team, scoring five times. He was selected to represent Romania at both the Euro 84 and 1990 FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Career

Klein played for Romanian clubs Corvinul Hunedoara and Dinamo Bucureşti 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 2nd 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.

Honours

Corvinul Hunedoara

• Romanian Second League: 1979–80

Dinamo Bucureşti

• Romanian League Championship: 1989–90
• Romanian Cup: 1989–90

Bayer Uerdingen

• German Second League: 1991–92

External links

• Michael Klein at RomanianSoccer.ro
• Michael Klein at fussballdaten.de (in German)