Miroslav Klose

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Born
1978 (48 years old)
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Opole, Poland

Position
Manager

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
White

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Height
184 cm

Weight
81 kg

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Soccer

Team
FC Nürnberg

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League
German 2. Bundesliga

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Description

Miroslav Josef Klose (Polish: Mirosław Józef Klose; born Mirosław Marian Klose; 9 June 1978) is a German professional football manager and former player who currently serves as head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg. A striker, Klose is the all-time top scorer for Germany and holds the record for the most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals scored over 4 editions of the tournament between 2002 and 2014.

Starting his career at FC 08 Homburg, Klose played in the Bundesliga for Kaiserslautern before becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the league with Werder Bremen, where he was awarded the German Footballer of the Year in 2006 and also named to the kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2004–05 and 2005–06. His performances saw him move to giants Bayern Munich in 2007. During his time at Bayern, Klose won the 2007–08 and 2009–10 league titles. In 2011, Klose moved to Serie A club Lazio, where he won the 2012–13 Coppa Italia and eventually finished his playing career in 2016 after five years at the club.

Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team. He was part of the squad that won the 2014 World Cup, having previously finished second (2002) and third (2006, 2010) in the competition; he finished as runner-up with Germany at UEFA Euro 2008 and joint-third place at UEFA Euro 2012. He holds the record for the most goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments, having scored five goals in his debut World Cup in 2002 and having won the Golden Boot at the 2006 World Cup in Germany by again scoring five times. He also scored four times in the 2010 World Cup and twice at the 2014 World Cup, in the latter tournament overtaking Brazil's Ronaldo's then-record of 15 goals to top the all-time list. He retired from the national team in August 2014, shortly after Germany's victory at the 2014 World Cup.

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Trophies

FIFA World Cup	Germany	2014
Italian Coppa Italia	Lazio	2012-2013
German DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich	2010
German DFB-Pokal	Bayern Munich	2009-2010
German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2009-2010
German DFB-Pokal	Werder Bremen	2007-2008
German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2007-2008
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot	Germany	2006
German Bundesliga Torjagerkanone	Werder Bremen	2005-2006

Milestones

Serie A 5 Goals	Lazio	2013-05-05
FIFA World Cup Hat-Trick	Germany	2002-06-01

Former Youth Teams

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Former Senior Teams

FC Homburg	1998-1999	Permanent	-	-
Kaiserslautern	1999-2004	Permanent	-	-
Germany	2001-2014	International	-	-
Werder Bremen	2004-2007	Permanent	-	-
Bayern Munich	2007-2011	Permanent	-	-
Lazio	2011-2016	Permanent	-	-