Ivan Klasnić

Ivan Klasnić (2006)

Ivan Klasnić [ iʋan klasnitɕ ] ( born January 29, 1980 in Hamburg) is a Croatian football player.

Career

Association

Beginnings and moved to FC St. Pauli

Klasnić began at the Altona district SC Union 03 with the football game, went from there to the TSV Stellingen 88th 1992 he moved to the youth department of FC St. Pauli, in the senior squad, he was accepted in 1997. In the men's team, he played in 1998 and his professional debut in the 2nd Bundesliga. His greatest success with the hamburgers was the promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2000 /01 season.

Werder Bremen

After climbing left Klasnić St. Pauli and moved to Werder Bremen. His most successful season was the Double - season 2003/ 04, was in the Werder Bremen German league and cup. After Aílton he was the top scorer of the Bremen this season. After Ailton's farewell in 2004 he formed until 2007 with Miroslav Klose the " KuK Storm " by the media so designated (according to the " kuk monarchy " of Austria- Hungary).

In January and March 2007 Klasnić underwent a kidney transplant ( → Other ), which represented a continuation of his career in question. Nevertheless, he extended his contract on 28 June in Bremen for another year until 2008. Than ten months after his last competitive game he ran on 30 October 2007 again for Bremen ( Bremer for the U -23 in the DFB Cup against his former FC St. Pauli ). Through his use of 24 November 2007 in the game of Bremer professional teams against Energie Cottbus Klasnić the first football player was world, who returned after a kidney transplant in one of the highest leagues of professional sports. In the last first round match of the 2007/08 season against Bayer Leverkusen he met in a 5-2 victory to his team twice and provided an assist.

In May 2008 Klasnić and Bremen could not agree on a contract extension. He gave as a reason the disturbed relationship of trust to the medical department Werder and said: " A continuation of the cooperation would have required that I still would need to be cared for at the Games for Werder from the same club doctor, against my lawyer made ​​an adhesion process because of my opinion serious malpractice leads. "

FC Nantes

July 11, 2008 Klasnić signed a four year contract with the French Erstligaaufsteiger FC Nantes. After adjustment difficulties he succeeded in his first match in Ligue 1 until 17 Round; however, since he walked after his late Substitutes the backwardness of Canaris against the league leaders Olympique Lyon nor in a 2-1 victory.

Bolton Wanderers

After the FC Nantes was relegated in the 2008 /09 season again from the Ligue 1, Klasnić changed in August 2009 on loan to Bolton Wanderers. Its up to the end of the season 2011/2012 dated contract with FC Nantes was disbanded in August 2010; he signed a contract until 2012 at Bolton Wanderers.

1 FSV Mainz 05

After his contract with Bolton Wanderers leakage Klasnić changed in September 2012 free transfer to German Bundesliga 1 FSV Mainz 05, in which he signed a contract for the remainder of the season. On March 3, 2013 ( 24th Round ) - his third league game for Mainz - he scored in the away match against Fortuna Dusseldorf also his first Bundesliga goal for Mainz. After his contract expires Klasnić left the club after a season.

National

Ivan Klasnić played for the U-16, U -17, U -18, U -19 and U -21 Croatian. After he had invitations to play for the German national football team and the national team of Bosnia - Herzegovina knocked out, he gave in February 2004, his debut with the senior national team of Croatia calculated against Germany in Split. He was at the European Championships in Portugal in 2008 and Austria / Switzerland and the World Cup in Germany to the Croatian squad.

Due to his illness, he could not play in the national team at times. However, always contact was held for him, so that he was invited to a friendly match on March 26. This was his first appointment to the national team after his kidney transplant in 2007. In the 58th minute, he came on and was thus able to celebrate his comeback. At UEFA Euro 2008 wrote Klasnić history: the first player with a kidney transplant, he ran on at a European Championship, scoring a goal in the match Poland - Croatia on 16 June 2008; He also met in the quarter- final against Turkey 1-0 in the 119th minute game.

Others

Since December 2003 Klasnić was married, but his wife Patricia filed for divorce in late 2011. Together they have a daughter (* 2006). As a couple they were committed to the " Foundation Lionheart ", a device for seriously ill and dying children in Syke near Bremen. The family apartment is located in Hamburg. Ivan Klasnić itself also has an apartment in Manchester.

In November 2005, Klasnić underwent an appendectomy surgery, were observed in the poor kidney function. More than a year later, in January 2007, gave his lawyer at a press conference announced that the striker was suffering from renal failure and a transplant could no longer be avoided. A first kidney donation by his mother in January 2007 failed because the organ is rejected. In the second experiment, a donor kidney from his father in March 2007 was successfully transplanted at the Medical School Hannover.

Since Klasnić is one of the few athletes who continue to pursue their sport active despite kidney transplant, the Kicker awarded him with the honor man of the year in German football in 2007. In April 2008 Klasnić presented at the Bremen District Court a lawsuit against the club doctors from Werder Bremen. He throws them, based on a medical report, before, back in 2002 that they would have to recognize the onset of kidney disease due to existing elevated kidney values ​​.

Investigation for alleged rape of a 17 -year-olds in Manchester in October 2010 led to the arrest Klasnićs. After release on bail and a series of interviews in which Klasnić always protested his innocence, the process in February 2011 has been set. The alleged victim admitted that it had accused the players of rape because it felt rejected by Klasnić.

Since 2013, Klasnić eV engaged in Show Racism the Red Card Germany In January, he took part in a workshop of the education initiative and told the pupils about his own experiences with racism and discrimination.

Achievements

• Bundesliga promotion in 2001 with the FC St. Pauli
• German Masters 2004 Werder Bremen
• DFB Cup winner in 2004 with Werder Bremen
• DFL - League Cup winner in 2006 with Werder Bremen
• " Man of the Year 2007 " award from Kickers