Timm Klose

Timm Klose (born 9 May 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Bristol City and the Switzerland national team.

Born in Frankfurt to a German father and Swiss mother, he was raised in Switzerland from the age of five. After playing in the youth teams of BSC Old Boys and FC Basel, he moved to FC Thun in 2009, and two years later joined the German club 1. FC Nurnberg. He played for VfL Wolfsburg from 2013 until he joined Norwich in 2016, where he has since made over 100 appearances. In January 2022, Klose signed for EFL Championship side Bristol City.

Klose made his full international debut for Switzerland in 2011, and as of June 2020 has 17 caps. He also played for the Switzerland Olympic team at London 2012.

Club Career

Early career

Klose started his youth football with BSC Old Boys in 1993 and moved to FC Basel youth for the season 2003–2004. He returned to OB after that one season. In the summer 2007 he again moved to FCB and advanced to their U21 team in the third tier of Swiss football, playing 47 games and scoring 3 goals in his two seasons with the club. Klose had played in four test games for Basel's first team and wanted to advance to them for their 2009–10 season, but manager at that time was Thorsten Fink and he wanted Klose to wait another year. Klose decided to move on.

Klose made 29 appearances as FC Thun won the 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League, scoring in a 4–0 home win over FC Gossau on 5 December. He made 30 appearances in the following season in the Super League, scoring three times.

On 28 May 2011, he left Thun for 1. FC Nurnberg on a three-year deal for around €400,000. He made 13 league appearances from August to November, and then 8 from March to May with the reserves in the Regionalliga Bayern; he scored the only goal on 8 May against FC Ingolstadt 04 II.

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