Michael Klein (Romanian footballer)

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Michael Klein
Personal information
Full name Michael Klein
Date of birth October 10, 1959(1959-10-10)
Place of birth    Sibiu, Romania
Date of death    February 2, 1993 (aged 33)
Place of death    Krefeld, Germany
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1973-1988
1978-1979
1989-1990
1991-1993		 Corvinul Hunedoara
→Aurul Brad (loan)
Dinamo Bucureşti
Bayer Uerdingen
Total		 313 (37)
00- 00(-)
040 0(2)
036 0(0)
389 (39)   
National team
1982-1993 Romania 090 0(5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael Klein (10 October 1959 in Amnaş, near Sibiu - 2 February 1993 in Krefeld) 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.

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 February 2, at the age of 33.

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Romania squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Lung • 2 Rednic • 3 Klein • 4 Andone • 5 Rotariu • 6 G. Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Sabău • 9 Cămătaru • 10 Hagi • 11 Lupu • 12 Stelea • 13 A. Popescu • 14 Răducioiu • 15 Mateuţ • 16 Timofte • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Balint • 19 Săndoi • 20 Muzsnay • 21 Lupescu • 22 Liliac • Coach: Jenei
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