Georg Klein (volleyball player)
Georg Klein | |
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2011 in Düren | |
portrait | |
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Date of birth | August 22, 1991 |
place of birth | Leipzig, Germany |
size | 2.01 m |
position | Middle block |
societies | |
until 2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2020 |
TSV Leipzig 76 VV Leipzig / VC Leipzig VC Olympia Berlin evivo / SWD Powervolleys Düren Topvolley Antwerp VfB Friedrichshafen Berlin Recycling Volleys |
National team | |
until 2012 since 2012 |
Junior national team A national team |
successes | |
2009 2018 2019 2020 |
3rd place Olympic Youth Games German Masters German Masters German Cup Winners |
As of June 22, 2020 |
Georg Klein (born August 22, 1991 in Leipzig ) is a German volleyball player .
Career
Klein began his sporting career with his hometown club TSV Leipzig 76 as a swimmer before he came to volleyball. He later moved to the Bundesliga club VV Leipzig within the city . In 2007 the middle blocker went to the junior team of the VC Olympia Berlin . With the junior national team, he finished third in the 2009 Youth Olympic Games. At the 2010 European Championships in Belarus and the 2011 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro , the team finished sixth and tenth. In the summer of 2011, Klein followed his trainer Söhnke Hinz to evivo Düren . In September 2012 he made his first international appearance in the senior national team in the European Championship qualification in Ukraine in a 3-0 win over Sweden . In the 2015/16 season he played for the Belgian club Topvolley Antwerp . In 2016 he returned to the Bundesliga and played one season for record champions VfB Friedrichshafen . In 2017, Klein moved to the German champion Berlin Recycling Volleys . In the 2017/18 season he reached the quarter-finals of the DVV Cup with the BR Volleys and won the German championship . In the 2018/19 season he reached the cup semi-finals with the team and managed to defend the title in the Bundesliga .
Web links
- Profile at the Berlin Recycling Volleys
- Profile at the German Volleyball Bundesliga (VBL)
- Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
- Profile at DVV
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Small with big ambitions. Südkurier , June 28, 2016, accessed August 4, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Profile at DVV
- ↑ DVV men: unbeaten in the second tournament - 3-0 against Sweden. DVV , September 10, 2012, archived from the original on December 12, 2015 ; accessed on August 4, 2018 .
- ^ BR Volleys sign middle blocker Georg Klein. Der Tagesspiegel , June 6, 2017, accessed on August 4, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Klein, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , Germany |