Back Miroslav Klose AN ميروسلاف كلوزه Arabic ميروسلاڤ كلوزه ARZ Miroslav Klose AST Miroslav Kloze Azerbaijani میروسلاو کلوزه AZB Miroslav Klose BAN Miroslav Klose BAT-SMG Міраслаў Клозэ Byelorussian Міраслаў Клёзэ BE-X-OLD
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| Full name | Miroslav Josef Klose[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mirosław Marian Klose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1978[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Opole, Poland[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1998 | SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | FC 08 Homburg II | 15 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | FC 08 Homburg | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 50 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 120 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Werder Bremen | 89 | (53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Bayern Munich | 98 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Lazio | 139 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 529 | (212) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | Germany | 137 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Germany (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Bayern Munich U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bayern Munich (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Rheindorf Altach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miroslav Josef Klose (German: [ˈmiːʁoslaf ˈkloːzə] ⓘ, Polish: Mirosław Józef Klose; born Mirosław Marian Klose;[4] 9 June 1978)[5] is a German professional football manager and former player. 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[6] and also named to the kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2004–05 and 2005–06.[7][8] 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,[9] 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.[10] He retired from the national team in August 2014, shortly after Germany's victory at the 2014 World Cup.[11]
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Miroslav Klose". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Miroslav Klose". S.S. Lazio. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Miro Klose spotkał się online z dziećmi ze szkółek piłkarskich". Strzelce360.pl (in Polish). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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- ^ "The Mineirazo in numbers". FIFA. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Miroslav Klose announces retirement from international football". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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