:Florian Lechner

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Florian Lechner

| image = 2009-2010 Lechner, Florian(1).JPG

| caption = Lechner with FC St. Pauli in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ellwangen, West Germany

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SV Pfahlheim

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1996

| youthclubs2 = SVH Königsbronn

| youthyears3 = 1996–2001

| youthclubs3 = VfB Stuttgart

| years1 = 2001–2004

| clubs1 = VfB Stuttgart II

| caps1 = 66

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2004–2011

| clubs2 = FC St. Pauli

| caps2 = 117

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = Karlsruher SC

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012

| clubs4 = New England Revolution

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 200

| totalgoals = 4

}}

Florian "Flo" Lechner (born 3 March 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/25174/vereinsspieler_florian-lechner.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019144301/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/25174/vereinsspieler_florian-lechner.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 19 October 2012 | title = Lechner, Florian | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 30 July 2011}}

Career

=Bundesliga career=

Lechner was born in Ellwangen. He began his career in the youth ranks of VfB Stuttgart. In 2001, he debuted for VfB Stuttgart II and was a regular starter for the club's reserve side for three seasons.

In 2004, Lechner joined FC St. Pauli. Lechner made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga with St. Pauli on 8 February 2009 when he came on as a substitute in the 42nd minute against Greuther Fürth. On 11 May 2011, FC St. Pauli announced that Lechner's expiring contract would not be renewed.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=8998&type=2&menuid=57&topmenu=112 | title = Der Abschied tut weh |trans-title=Parting hurts | language = German | publisher = FC St. Pauli | date = 11 May 2011 | accessdate = 30 July 2011 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314134552/http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=8998&type=2&menuid=57&topmenu=112 | archivedate = 14 March 2012 | df = dmy-all }} While with St. Pauli he appeared in 117 league games and scored two goals. In 2011, he joined Karlsruher SC and made 12 league appearances for the club.

=New England Revolution=

For the 2012 season, Lechner signed for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.{{cite web|title=.Revs sign defender Florian Lechner|url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/03/revs-sign-defender-florian-lechner|work=revolutionsoccer.net|date=14 March 2012|accessdate=14 March 2012|archive-date=27 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627043918/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/03/revs-sign-defender-florian-lechner|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for the Revolution on 31 March 2012 in a league match against the Los Angeles Galaxy coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute for Kevin Alston.{{cite web | url = http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/04/revs-3-galaxy-1 | title = Revs 3, Galaxy 1 | language = German | publisher = revolutionsoccer.net | date = 1 April 2012 | accessdate = 15 April 2012}} The Revolution went on to win 3–1.

Lechner was released by New England on 19 November 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/11/revs-waive-four-players | title = Revs waive four players | publisher = New England Revolution | date = 19 November 2012 | accessdate = 3 January 2013 | archive-date = 18 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150318214906/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/11/revs-waive-four-players | url-status = dead }}