Stefan Klos

Stefan Klos (born 16 August 1971 in Dortmund) is a retired German football goalkeeper who played for Borussia Dortmund and Rangers during his career.

He played for Borussia Dortmund from 1991, until he moved to Glasgow on 24 December 1998.

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

Career

Borussia Dortmund

Klos won the UEFA Champions League and twice was a winner of the German Bundesliga during his career with Dortmund in 1997, but was never capped at full international level for Germany.

Rangers

Klos made an immediate impact at Rangers, quickly establishing himself as the number 1 ahead of Lionel Charbonnier. The fans took him to their hearts and nicknamed him 'Der Goalie', a play on club legend Andy Goram's "The Goalie" nickname.

In the 2000/2001 season Klos produced an outstanding performance in a match against Hearts at Tynecastle. In a game which saw Claudio Reyna and Arthur Numan sent off for the away side, Klos produced a string of fine saves to give Rangers a one nil victory after Jorg Albertz had scored a penalty.

In the 2002/2003 season Klos was a standout performer and one of the main reasons Rangers won the treble

He was made Rangers' captain in July 2004.

The German custodian picked up knee ligament damage in training in January 2005 and missed the remainder of the double winning campaign and was replaced by Ronald...
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