Florian Klein

Florian Klein (born 17 November 1986) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career Klein began his career in September 1994 in the youth team of LASK Linz and was promoted to the senior team in July 2004. He played on loan for FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the 2003–04 season and returned to Linz after the end of the season. After 163 games in 14 years for the club, in which he scored 13 goals, Klein signed a two-year contract with Austria Wien on 30 April 2009. In 2012, he joined Red Bull Salzburg.

After the end of his contract with Salzburg on 1 July 2014, Klein moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 6 May 2014, he signed a contract until June 2017 with the club.

He returned to Austria Wien on 23 August 2017.

International career Klein has played for Austria under-19 and Austria under-21. On 19 May 2010, Klein made his debut for the Austria against Croatia.

He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.

Career statistics

Honours Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2013–14 Austrian Cup: 2013–14