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

Klemen Lavrič
Personal information
Full name Klemen Lavrič
Date of birth (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
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)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2013

Club career

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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.[1] 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 Sturm Graz[2] in Austria (26 matches, 8 goals). In 2011, Lavrič played for Sankt Gallen 1879 where he scored in his debut match.[3]

International career

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Lavrič made his debut for Slovenia in a September 2004 World Cup qualification match away against Scotland, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Ermin Šiljak, and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 6 goals.[4] His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Denmark.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2008 Omiya Ardija J1 League 18 5 0 0 2 1 20 6
2009 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Country Japan 21 5 0 0 2 1 23 6
Total 21 5 0 0 2 1 23 6

International

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Source:[6]
Slovenia national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 3 0
2005 4 1
2006 6 1
2007 11 4
2008 1 0
Total 25 6

International goals

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Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2005 Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău   Moldova 1–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification
2 11 October 2006 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk   Belarus 2–1 2–4 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3 7 February 2007 Sports Park, Domžale   Estonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly match
4 8 September 2007 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5 8 September 2007 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6 12 September 2007 Arena Petrol, Celje   Belarus 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

References

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  1. ^ Linkesch, Frank (14 July 2005). "Klemen Lavric auf dem Platz von Lukas Podolski". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Sturm strengthen with Lavrič". UEFA. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Lavric, Klemen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Klemen Lavrič, international football player". EU-football. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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