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Miroslav Klose
German football manager (born 1978)
Miroslav Josef "Miro" Klose (German:[ˈmiːʁoslafˈkloːzə]ⓘ, Polish: Mirosław Józef Klose; born Mirosław Marian Klose;[4] 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. Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team.
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 titl
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Miroslav Klose: Career Overview
Miroslav Klose was born on 9 June 1978, in the medieval city of Opole, Poland. His father, Josef Klose, had played professional football for Odra Opole, whilst his mother, Barbara Jeż, was a part of the Polish women’s handball team. The family moved to Germany and there Klose began playing football for his local team, SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf. His professional career did not begin until the age of 20 when he signed for the reserve team of former Bundesliga side FC Homburg. However, just a year later in 1999, Klose signed for FC Kaiserslautern, making his Bundesliga debut in April 2000.
In 2002, Miroslav Klose got a chance to show how good he was on the international stage. The FIFA World Cup was being held in South Korea and Japan, and Klose, age 24, scored five-headed goals. He was the tournament’s joint-top scorer, level with Rivaldo and became the first player ever to score five headers in a single World Cup. Miro stayed at Kaiserslautern for 5 years, scoring 44 goals in 120 league games, before moving to Werder Bremen for £4.5 million in Mar
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Miroslav Klose profile
Germany's top scorer at the 2002 World Cup, Miroslav Klose will look to form a productive partnership with young hot shot Lukas Podolski.
Klose appears to have fended off the threat of other Bundesliga strikers to lead Jurgen Klinsmann's line on home soil.
"He is a great forward, he's very good in the air, very agile and a most dangerous player in the penalty box."
Oliver Bierhoff
Like Podolski, Klose was born in Poland, where his mother played handball for the national team, while his father played football for French outfit Auxerre.
He made the big breakthrough in Germany with Kaiserslautern and made his debut during the 1999/2000 season.
The following campaign saw Klose come to the fore and he was called into the Germany squad in early 2001.
His international debut could not have started in better fashion as Klose grabbed the winner in a World Cup qualifier against Albania after coming off the bench.
A fruitful 2001/02 season ensured Klose was Germany's first choice hit-man for the World Cup in the Far East and he rose to the challenge by sco
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