Florian Klein is an Austrian footballer who plays for German club VfB Stuttgart as a defender.
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-Weib Linz in the 2003/2004 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 FC Red Bull Salzburg. After the end of his contract with Salzburg on 1 July 2014, Klein will move to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 6 May 2014, Florian Klein signed a contract until June 2017 with VfB Stuttgart. Klein has played for Austria U-19 and Austria U-21. On 19 May 2010, Klein made his debut for the Austrian national senior team against Croatia. |
