Klemen Lavrič

Klemen Lavrič (born 12 June 1981) is a Slovenian former footballer who played as a striker.

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)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Rudar Trbovlje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Rudar Velenje 89 (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 Sturm Graz 26 (8)
2011 St. Gallen 13 (1)
2011–2012 Karlsruher SC 31 (5)
2013–2014 Kapfenberger SV 3 (0)
National team
1997 Slovenia U15 1 (1)
1996–1997 Slovenia U16 8 (2)
1998 Slovenia U18 6 (0)
2000–2001 Slovenia U20 5 (2)
1999–2003 Slovenia U21 23 (5)
2004–2008 Slovenia 25 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2013

Club career

Born in Trbovlje, Lavrič started playing football for domestic Rudar Trbovlje and later moved 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 2. Bundesliga, 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 senior team.

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2008Omiya ArdijaJ1 League1850021206
200930000030
CountryJapan 2150021236
Total 2150021236

International
Source:[2]
Slovenia national team
YearAppsGoals
200430
200541
200661
2007114
200810
Total256

International goals
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2005Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău Moldova1–12–1FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification
211 October 2006Dinamo Stadium, Minsk Belarus2–12–4UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
37 February 2007Sports Park, Domžale Estonia1–01–0Friendly match
48 September 2007Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
58 September 2007Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Luxembourg3–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
612 September 2007Arena Petrol, Celje Belarus1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

See also

References
  1. "Lavric, Klemen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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