Stefan Klos

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stefan Klos


fullname = Stefan Klos
height = 1.81m (5 ft 11 in)
nickname = Der Goalie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|8|16
cityofbirth = Dortmund
countryofbirth = Germany
currentclub =
position = Goalkeeper (Retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1990-1998
1998-2007
clubs = Borussia Dortmund
Rangers
Total
caps(goals) = 254 (0)
208 (0)
462 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Stefan Klos (born August 16, 1971 in Dortmund) is a retired German goalkeeper who last played for Rangers. He played for Borussia Dortmund from 1991, until he moved to Glasgow on Christmas Eve 1998.

Klos won the UEFA Champions League with Dortmund in 1997, but was never capped at full international level for Germany.

He was made Rangers' new captain in July 2004.

The German custodian picked up knee ligament damage in training in January 2005cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4215283.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Klos out for rest of the season|29 January 2005] and missed the remainder of the double winning campaign and was replaced by Ronald Waterreus.cite news|url=http://212.58.226.53/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4222099.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title='Keeper Waterreus joins Rangers |date=31 January, 2005]

Waterreus kept his place for the start of the 2005/06 season, despite Klos regaining full fitness.The Rangers fans affectionately nickname him "Der Goalie", a play on the nickname of Andy Goram, who was known as "The Goalie".

Klos looked set to challenge new signing Lionel Letizi for the number one slot after Paul Le Guen's arrival at the start of the 2006-07 season but he suffered a biking injury which gave long-term third choice Allan McGregor the chance to impress. In October 2006, Klos returned to fitness and made his first appearance of the season for the first team against Osasuna in the UEFA Cup on 22 February after McGregor was sent off.

He left Rangers at the end of the 2006-07 season, after eight and a half years at the club. He was Rangers' longest serving player at the time of his retirement.

Since Retirement

He now lives in Switzerland

Honours

With Borussia Dortmund
*German Bundesliga: 1994-95, 1995-96
*UEFA Champions League: 1996-97

With Rangers
*Scottish Premier League: 1998-99, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2004-05
*Scottish Cup: 1999-99, 2001-02, 2002-03
*Scottish League Cup: 2001-02, 2002-03

References

External links

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