Klemen Lavrič

Klemen Lavrič

Personal information
Full name	Klemen Lavrič
Date of birth	(1981-06-12) 12 June 1981
Place of birth	Trbovlje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Kapfenberg
Number	35
Youth career
	Rudar Trbovlje
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2002	Rudar Velenje	91	(27)
2002–2003	Hajduk Split	7	(1)
2004	Inter Zaprešić	10	(3)
2004–2005	Dynamo Dresden	31	(17)
2005–2008	MSV Duisburg	69	(20)
2008–2009	Omiya Ardija	21	(5)
2009–2010	SK Sturm Graz	26	(8)
2011	FC St. Gallen	13	(1)
2011–2012	Karlsruher SC	31	(5)
2013–	Kapfenberg	3
National team‡
	Slovenia U21
2004–2008	Slovenia	25	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2009

Klemen Lavrič (born 12 June 1981 in Trbovlje) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for Kapfenberg.

Club career

Lavrič started playing football for domestic Rudar Trbovlje and moved as young man to Rudar Velenje. Hajduk Split was the first club outside of Slovenia for which he played, followed by Inter Zaprešić in Croatia. After this, Lavrič moved to German club Dynamo Dresden.

In the 2004–05 season he was voted the second best player of second German League, only beaten by Lukas Podolski. In the match against Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Lavrič scored in 66th minute a goal with a bicycle kick which was later voted as Goal of the Year in 2004 in Germany. In summer 2005, Lavrič joined Bundesliga MSV Duisburg. In 2005–06 season he scored six goals in 22 matches, but nevertheless Duisburg was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2006–07 season, Lavrič scored 12 goals and was second team's leading scorer and sixth scorer in the second league. Duisburg was promoted again in the following season to the Bundesliga, but Lavrič received little opportunity for play and eventually also lost his place in the Slovenian national team.

After one year in Japan with Omiya Ardija he returned to Europe, this time playing for SK Sturm Graz in Austria (26 matches, 8 goals). In 2011, Lavrič played for FC St. Gallen 1879 where he scored in his debut match.^[1]

International career

He played 25 matches and scored six goals For the Slovenian national team.

Club statistics

International career statistics

^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 2005	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău	Moldova	1–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification
2	11 October 2006	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Belarus	2–1	2–4	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3	7 February 2007	Sports Park, Domžale	Estonia	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
4	8 September 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5	8 September 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6	12 September 2007	Arena Petrol, Celje	Belarus	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

See also

• Slovenian international players

References

External links

• Klemen Lavrič at fussballdaten.de (German)