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Thomas Kleine (born 28 December 1977) is a German football manager and former player.[1] He is the manager of SpVgg Bayreuth.[2]

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Thomas Kleine

Kleine with Greuther Fürth in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Kleine
Date of birth	(1977-12-28) 28 December 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Wermelskirchen, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	SpVgg Bayreuth (manager)
Youth career
0000–1998	SV 09/35 Wermelskirchen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	Bayer Leverkusen II	95	(6)
2001–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	10	(0)
2003–2007	Greuther Fürth	131	(13)
2007	Hannover 96 II	2	(0)
2007	Hannover 96	9	(1)
2008–2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach	30	(3)
2010–2014	Greuther Fürth	105	(2)
2014–2015	Greuther Fürth II	15	(0)
Total		397	(25)
National team
2003	Germany Team 2006	1	(0)
Teams managed
2014–2015	Greuther Fürth II (playing assistant)
2015	Greuther Fürth II (caretaker)
2015–2022	Greuther Fürth II
2022–	SpVgg Bayreuth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Wermelskirchen, Kleine began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club SV 09 Wermelskirchen where he remained until 1998, when he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen's amateur ranks.

He played regularly with the amateurs in the lower league structures, but was unable to push his way into the full squad until the 2001–02 season. He finally made his Bundesliga debut on 19 December 2001 in a 3–1 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg.

Later that season he made further progress, managing six more Bundesliga appearances and, perhaps more significantly, seven games in their Champions League campaign, facing the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United. The club eventually achieved the honour of runners-ups, although Kleine himself did not compete beyond the second group stage. The team also finished runners-up in both the league and cup.

Following this season, Kleine left for 2. Bundesliga team SpVgg Greuther Fürth, looking to become a first team regular. He was a virtual ever-present in his four seasons with the club, amassing 131 appearances and catching the eye of Bundesliga club Hannover 96, especially with nine goals in his final season. On 13 February 2007, he agreed to join Hannover 96 from the 2007–08 season onward.

In January 2008, Kleine moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach for a fee of €700,000. He returned to his former club SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 1 July 2010.[3]

After coaching several years the second team in Fürth and being an as assistant in Düsseldorf, he was as the appointed head coach of SpVgg Bayreuth.[4]

References

External links

• Thomas Kleine at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Leverkusen who's who

На других языках

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[de] Thomas Kleine

Thomas Kleine (* 28. Dezember 1977 in Wermelskirchen) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler und jetziger Trainer. Er ist seit der Saison 2022/23 Cheftrainer der SpVgg Bayreuth.

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- [en] Thomas Kleine

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[fr] Thomas Kleine

Thomas Kleine est un footballeur allemand né le 28 décembre 1977 à Wermelskirchen. Il évoluait au poste de stoppeur pour le SpVgg Greuther Fürth en Bundesliga.

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[it] Thomas Kleine

Thomas Kleine (Wermelskirchen, 28 dicembre 1977) è un ex calciatore tedesco, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Кляйне, Томас

Томас Кляйне (нем. Thomas Kleine; 28 декабря 1977, Вермельскирхен, ФРГ) — немецкий футболист и футбольный тренер.

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