Klemen Lavrič (born 12 June 1981) is a Slovenian former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Trbovlje Trbovlje (; german: Trifail''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's tenth-largest town, and the seat of the Municipality ...

, 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

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. In the 2004–05 season he was voted the second best player of

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, only beaten by

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. In the match against Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Lavrič scored in 66th minute a goal with a

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which was later voted as Goal of the Year in 2004 in Germany. In summer 2005, Lavrič joined

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. 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

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he returned to Europe, this time playing for

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in Austria (26 matches, 8 goals). In 2011, Lavrič played for

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1879 where he scored in his debut match.

International career

He played 25 matches and scored six goals for the Slovenian senior team.

Career statistics

Club

International

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavric, Klemen 1981 births Living people People from Trbovlje Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards NK Rudar Velenje players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Inter Zaprešić players Dynamo Dresden players MSV Duisburg players Omiya Ardija players SK Sturm Graz players Karlsruher SC players Kapfenberger SV players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players J1 League players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland