Miroslav Klose

german association football player

Miroslav Josef Klose ( german : [ ˈmiːʁoslaf ˈkloːzə ] ( ), polish : Mirosław Józef Klose ; born 9 June 1978 ) is a german erstwhile master football player who played as a striker. Klose is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and holds the criminal record for the most goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments. [ 5 ] Klose is best known for his performances with the german national team. He was part of the police squad that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, having previously finished second ( 2002 ) and third ( 2006, 2010 ) in the rival, and as runner-up at UEFA Euro 2008 and joint-third position at UEFA Euro 2012. Klose is the men ‘s peak goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals, [ 6 ] 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 besides scored four times in the 2010 World Cup and twice at the 2014 World Cup, in the latter tournament overtaking Ronaldo ‘s then-record of 15 goals to top the all-time tilt. [ 7 ] Klose is besides the all-time top scorekeeper for Germany, which never lost a game in which Klose scored, [ 8 ] and one of the very few players always to have won gold, flatware and tan medals in the World Cup. He retired from the national team on 11 August 2014, shortly after Germany ‘s victory at the 2014 World Cup. [ 9 ]

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At baseball club level, Klose has been a less prolific but normally authentic goalscorer. Starting his career at FC 08 Homburg, he played in the Bundesliga for Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich, and in Serie A for Lazio where he finished his playing career in 2016 after five years at the club. He won two league titles with Bayern, along with cup competitions at Bayern, Werder Bremen and Lazio .

background and personal life [edit ]

Klose was born in the Silesian city of Opole, Poland. Both of his parents were master athletes. [ 10 ] His father, Josef Klose, was besides a professional football player who played for Odra Opole, before leaving Poland in 1978 to play for french club Auxerre. [ 11 ] His beget, Barbara Jeż, was a member of the Poland women ‘s national handball team. As an heathen german and german national, Josef Klose was an Aussiedler whose family had remained behind when Silesia was ceded to Poland after World War II. In 1986, then eight-year-old Miroslav joined his forefather in Kusel, West Germany, knowing entirely two words of German. [ 12 ] Klose developed his footballing skill and passion with local club SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf, which at the prison term was in the West-German seventh division. He was besides an apprentice carpenter. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Klose and his wife Sylwia have twin sons, Luan and Noah. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In a 2007 interview with Der Spiegel, he stated that at family, he and his wife speak polish to their children, who determine German in school. [ 17 ] Klose relinquished polish citizenship at age 18, opting to keep his german pass. [ 18 ] Klose is Roman Catholic. [ 19 ] [ 20 ]

Club career [edit ]

Kaiserslautern [edit ]

In 1998, Klose ‘s professional career began at old age 20 with a switch to the reserves at former Bundesliga outfit FC Homburg. Twelve months subsequently, he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [ 21 ] He played for the second team and made his first appearance in the Bundesliga in April 2000. He scored 16 goals in 2001–02 season [ 22 ] and was shy of merely two goals to become the top scorekeeper. [ 23 ]

Werder Bremen [edit ]

In March 2004, Klose signed a four-year contract with Werder Bremen for a €5 million ( $ 6.2 million ) transfer fee. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] He made his league debut on 6 August 2004 as a substitute for Paraguayan striker Nelson Valdez in a 1–0 base acquire against Schalke 04. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] On 29 August 2004, Klose scored his first goal, an equalizer, but the Bremen team lost 2–1 at home against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] On 7 June 2007, Klose confirmed that he would leave Werder Bremen for Bayern Munich either before the 2007–08 temper or upon the exhalation of his sign with the Bremen team at the end of the 2007–08 temper. [ 30 ]

Bayern Munich [edit ]

On 26 June 2007, Bayern Munich club president of the united states Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed his team had reached an agreement with Werder Bremen regarding the transplant of Klose. Klose completed his medical with Bayern on 28 June 2007 before signing a four-year contract. [ 23 ] [ 31 ] Klose won the beginning major honor of his golf club career at the end of his first base temper with Bayern, as they won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal in 2007–08. In 2010, he won the 2010 DFL-Supercup, scoring a finish in the 81st minute. [ 32 ] On 7 June 2011, with his contract about to expire, Klose did not reach an agreement with Bayern, therefore leaving the club at the end of the 2010–11 season. [ 33 ] He had scored one Bundesliga finish in 20 matches in his final examination season. [ 34 ]

latium [edit ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

Klose signed a three-year compress with italian Serie A club Lazio on 9 June 2011. [ 35 ] He scored his first finish for Lazio in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-offs and besides assisted four other goals. Lazio won that peer 6–0 and won the play-off 9–1 on aggregate against Rabotnički. [ 36 ] On 9 September 2011, he made his Serie A debut in a 2–2 draw against Milan and scored a goal in the 12th minute, which was the first Serie A goal of the season. Despite having been at the club for only a few months, Lazio bus Edoardo Reja underlined his importance to the team. [ 37 ] On 16 October 2011, Klose scored in the 93rd minute to win the Rome bowler hat against Roma for Lazio, 2–1. however, the occasion was tainted by a little section of root Lazio fans holding a sign adapted from a motto used by the Nazis. The gestural read “ Klose Mit Uns ”, which means “ Klose with us ”. It was intended by those fans as praise for Klose, however the Nazis used the motto “ God with us ” and the Lazio fans ‘ sign featured the S ‘s in the same baptismal font as the logo of Adolf Hitler ‘s Schutzstaffel ( SS ). Klose had explicitly condemned the sign, saying, “ [ P ] olitics should stay out of the stadium. ” [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] On 10 December 2011, Klose scored doubly and assisted one for Lazio in an off game against Lecce, including an 87-minute goal that gave Lazio a 3–2 victory. [ 41 ]

2012–13 temper [edit ]

On 2 September 2012, Klose scored his first Serie A goal of the season, scoring a pair in Lazio ‘s 3–0 home succeed against Palermo. [ 42 ] On 26 September, Klose unintentionally scored a goal with his hand against Napoli for Lazio, unobserved by the referee. however, Klose showed great sportsmanship by informing the referee and asking to discount the goal. The referee then reversed the decision and the goal was discounted. [ 43 ] On 2 December, Klose scored his ninth goal of the season, securing a 2–1 victory over Parma, lifting Lazio into fourth place in Serie A. [ 44 ] Two weeks belated, on 15 December, he scored a late goal to send his side to a 1–0 victory over second-placed Internazionale, reducing the gap between the two sides in the league mesa to one distributor point. [ 45 ] On 5 May 2013, he scored five goals against Bologna before being substituted for Louis Saha in the 68th minute. [ 46 ] It was the beginning time since the 1984–85 season that a player scored five goals in the lapp game in Serie A. [ 47 ] On 26 May, Klose won the Coppa Italia, beating Lazio ‘s city rivals Roma 1–0, the sixth in Lazio ‘s history and the inaugural time in the history of the tournament to see a Lazio–Roma bowler hat in the concluding. [ 48 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Klose started the season by playing in the 2013 Supercoppa Italiana against Juventus, which ended in a 4–0 personnel casualty at Stadio Olimpico. [ 49 ] Klose started the league season by playing 83 minutes in team ‘s opening league meet of the temper, a 2–1 base gain against Udinese [ 50 ] and scored his inaugural goal of the temper on 31 August in a 4–1 away get the better of to Juventus. [ 51 ] He scored his second base league goal of the temper on 28 October during the 2–0 home victory against Cagliari. [ 52 ]

2014–15 temper [edit ]

Klose played his first match of the Serie A season against Milan, in which Lazio was defeated 3–1. [ 53 ] He scored three goals and set up two other goals in the beginning half of the season in 16 appearances in Serie A. He besides scored one goal and set up another for Lazio against Bassano in the only 2014–15 Coppa Italia couple he played before the winter break. [ 54 ] They went on to win the catch 7–0. [ 55 ] In the second half of the season, he scored 10 goals and set up 5 in 18 appearances, ending the temper with 13 goals and 7 assists in Serie A, along with 3 goals and 2 assists in the Coppa Italia in 6 appearances .

2015–16 temper [edit ]

On 15 May, Klose scored his concluding finish for Lazio from a penalty on his final appearance for the club, on the final matchday of the 2015–16 Serie A season, in a 4–2 home loss to Fiorentina. [ 56 ] With his 64th goal for Lazio, he equalled Goran Pandev as the club ‘s highest non-Italian goalscorer of all-time, and ended his latium career as the club ‘s seventh-highest all-time goalscorer. [ 57 ]

International career [edit ]

Klose ‘s consistency as a goal-scorer in his first Bundesliga season at 1. FC Kaiserslautern earned him attention. In January 2001, then-head coach of the Poland home team, Jerzy Engel, travelled to Germany to persuade Klose to choose to represent Poland. This request was declined by Klose, who said, “ I have a german passport, and if things are still running this way, I have a chance to play for Rudi Völler. ” Klose ‘s hopes were justify, as he would soon score for Germany. [ 58 ] In an interview given to Przegląd Sportowy on 9 June 2008, Klose stated the decision to play for Germany rather of Poland was not an easy one, and if polish officials had been debauched, he would be playing for Poland. Further, he added he does not regret the choice, as with Germany he has won medals in the World Cup tournaments. [ 59 ]

2002 World Cup [edit ]

Klose ‘s international debut came on 24 March 2001 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup modifier against Albania ; [ 60 ] in the 73rd minute, Germany head coach Rudi Völler put him in as a substitute. Two minutes from time, he headed home the winner in a 2–1 victory for Germany, and celebrated with a front-flip. [ 61 ] Four days late, in his second match, Klose helped Germany temporarily lead their reservation group, as he came on in the 67th minute and scored in the 3–2 succeed against Greece in the 82nd minute, making it two all-important goals in only 33 minutes on the pitch. Two hat-tricks against Israel and Austria in friendlies prior to the approaching World Cup were adequate to establish him in Germany ‘s starting line-up for the tournament. [ 62 ] Klose came to international prominence at the 2002 World Cup in Korea–Japan with five head goals for Germany, finishing as the articulation second-highest goalscorer alongside Rivaldo. Klose besides became the beginning player to score five headers in a FIFA World Cup, and he celebrated two of his goals with his trademark front-flip, earning him the dub “ Salto -Klose ” ( german : Salto = somersault ). [ 63 ] His goal tally included a hat-trick in Germany ‘s 8–0 hammer of Saudi Arabia, adenine well as one goal each against the Republic of Ireland and Cameroon. [ 64 ]

euro 2004 [edit ]

Klose play in the 2006 World Cup Klose participated in UEFA Euro 2004 and came on as a substitute in two matches, against Latvia and the Czech Republic, but was not wholly fit, since he had good recovered from a stifle injury. He was not able to score and Germany was eliminated after the first round. [ 65 ]

2006 World Cup [edit ]

In the open catch of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Klose scored two close-range goals in a 4–2 win over Costa Rica, [ 66 ] and added a similar brace in the concluding group game to defeat Ecuador 3–0 and make Germany the group winners. [ 67 ] Klose scored an 80th-minute headed equalizer against Argentina in the quarter-finals, and Germany won the resulting penalty gunfight. [ 68 ] With five goals, he finished as the exceed scorer of the tournament, taking home the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Award. [ 69 ]

euro 2008 [edit ]

At Euro 2008, Klose started the opening group phase peer against Poland and assisted Lukas Podolski ‘s two goals in a 2–0 victory. He played the remaining two group games against Croatia and Austria with no goals of his own. He last broke his hedge during the knockout stages, scoring for Germany in the quarter-final and the semi-final against Portugal and Turkey respectively. In both matches, he scored Germany ‘s second finish, and both games were won 3–2. however, Klose was ineffective to score during the final against Spain, which Germany lost 1–0. [ 70 ] [ 71 ]

2010 World Cup [edit ]

Klose was selected in Germany ‘s final examination 23-man police squad, and for his third gear consecutive World Cup campaign. On 13 June, Klose scored the second gear goal against Australia in their possibility group match, a 4–0 victory. This goal put him level in World Cup goals with his erstwhile passenger car with Germany, Jürgen Klinsmann. [ 72 ] however, Klose was sent off in the 37th moment of Germany ‘s match against Serbia for amassing his moment yellow-card pollute of the match, and did not play the peer against Ghana because of his expulsion. Klose opened the seduce in the round of 16 match against England on 27 June 2010 with his 12th World Cup goal, equalling Pelé for one-fourth on the all-time tilt, and besides notching up his fiftieth international finish in his 99th international game, as Germany won the match 4–1. [ 73 ] Klose made his hundredth external appearance in the quarter-final couple against Argentina, becoming only the one-sixth German player to reach the landmark. He then scored the moment and fourth goals against Argentina ( Germany winning 4–0 ), pulling him level with Gerd Müller ‘s all-time german World Cup goalscoring record. [ 74 ]

euro 2012 [edit ]

Klose before the match against Austria in 2012

2014 World Cup and retirement [edit ]

prior to the tournament, Klose said the 2014 World Cup would be his survive one for Germany, stating he wanted one more shoot at trying to win the World Cup and having done that, he was content. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] [ 80 ] On 6 June 2014, in Germany ‘s final friendly before the World Cup against Armenia, Klose scored his 69th external goal, thus breaking Gerd Müller ‘s record of 68 goals and becoming Germany ‘s phonograph record goalscorer. [ 81 ] Klose scored his record-equalling fifteenth World Cup finish to help Germany to a 2–2 draw against Ghana on 21 June 2014, after entering the game as a 69th infinitesimal substitute for Mario Götze ( who had scored Germany ‘s first goal ) with his team trailing 2–1. [ 82 ] This tied him with the brazilian actor Ronaldo. [ 83 ] With this goal, Klose became the third base player in history to score in four unlike World Cups. On 8 July, Klose scored a read 16th World Cup goal in the 23rd infinitesimal against Brazil in the semi-finals, his second goal of the 2014 World Cup. That goal gave Germany a 2–0 lead, en route to a 7–1 succeed over Brazil, and Klose surpassed Ronaldo ‘s previous record of 15 World Cup goals. [ 84 ] Klose set another record by becoming the first player to appear in four consecutive World Cup semi-finals. [ 85 ] Klose started in the World Cup final against Argentina, playing until the 88th infinitesimal when he was substituted for Mario Götze. Götze would score the 113th-minute goal which held up as the winning finish in Germany ‘s 1–0 victory over Argentina, earning Germany ‘s fourth World Cup claim overall and first as a reunify area. Klose announced his retirement from international football one month after the final. [ 86 ]

Managerial career [edit ]

On 1 November 2016, Klose was hired to become separate of the coaching staff of the german national team. Klose said, “ I celebrated my greatest successes with the national team and it was a fantastic and unforgettable fourth dimension. That ‘s why I ‘m delighted to return to the DFB. In the by few months, I have thought a draw about continuing my playing career, but besides about pursuing other avenues, namely becoming a coach. ” [ 87 ] On 11 May 2018, Bayern Munich named Klose as their coach for the U-17 team. Klose signed a biennial sign until the end of June 2020. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] On 7 May 2020, Klose signed a annual contract to become the first-team adjunct coach under Hansi Flick. [ 90 ] He left Bayern Munich in May 2021. [ 91 ]

Player profile [edit ]

stylus of play [edit ]

A prolific goalscorer, Klose was a large and brawny striker who was known in particular for his ability in the air as a centre-forward, due to his lastingness, time, elevation and heading accuracy, ampere well as his end ability. [ 92 ] In his prime, he was besides a promptly actor who was known for his turn of pace, drift, and positional common sense in the penalty sphere, which enabled him to lose his markers and get on the end of crosses. [ 93 ] [ 95 ] [ 96 ] In addition to his physical attributes, he possessed good technique [ 93 ] and hold-up play with his back to goal, and was capable of creating distance for other players, [ 97 ] [ 98 ] [ 99 ] or setting-up goals for teammates in addition to scoring them himself, [ 100 ] due to his tactical intelligence and ability to interpret the game. [ 101 ] He was besides known for his commitment and correct demeanor on the pitch .

Goal celebrations [edit ]

Earlier in his career, Klose was known for his acrobatic goalscoring celebrations, which included mid-air somersaults. [ 92 ]

Fair play [edit ]

Klose play in a charity match in 2016. Klose is known for a strong sense of sportsmanship. Throughout his career, Klose much stood out for his bonny play and honesty in addition to his skill and goalscoring as a football player. [ 102 ] On 30 April 2005, while playing for Werder Bremen, Klose refused to accept a penalty given against Arminia Bielefeld as he felt the decision was faulty. He was later given a fair play award for his actions, [ 103 ] although he had interracial feelings about the award, stating, “ It ‘s a boastfully honor for me to receive this award, but I am besides a morsel annoyed. For me, it was something you should constantly do. I would do it again – always. ” [ 104 ] At the end of September 2012, Klose scored a goal using his hand for Lazio against Napoli. He admitted this to the referee, who took back his decision to award the goal, spared Klose from a yellow card and shook his hand. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] Later that year, he was once again given a fairly act award for his actions by the German Football Association, former commenting, “ The referee asked me if I had touched the ball with my hand and it was not a problem for me to answer ‘yes ‘. There are many youngsters who watch football on television receiver and we are function models for them. ” [ 105 ] In 2016, he was given the Sport Ethics Award for his honesty at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and subsequently added regarding the incident, “ Napoli ? For me it was easy, it ‘s my character. We need to set an exercise, … If I can even help out the referees, I will do sol willingly. ” [ 106 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[119]

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Germany

2001
7
2

2002
17
12

2003
10
1

2004
11
5

2005
5
0

2006
17
13

2007
5
3

2008
15
8

2009
6
4

2010
12
10

2011
8
5

2012
13
4

2013
4
1

2014
7
3

Total
137
71

managerial [edit ]

As of 18 September 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team

From

Record

Ref

Bayern Munich U17

1 July 2018

30 June 2020

49
35
4
10
107
58

+49

0 71.43

Total

49
35
4
10
107
58

+49

0 71.43

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Honours [edit ]

Werder Bremen [ 120 ]
Bayern Munich [ 120 ]
Lazio [ 120 ]
Germany [ 120 ]
Individual
Records
Klose celebrating his record-breaking 16th World Cup goal

FIFA World Cup men’s all-time record goalscorer: 16 goals
Germany national team all-time record goalscorer: 71 goals
Only player with four consecutive FIFA World Cup podium finishes: runner-up in 2002, third place in 2006, third place in 2010, winner in 2014[133]
Only men’s player to appear in four consecutive FIFA World Cup semi-finals: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014[133]
One of three players to score at least five goals in multiple World Cups (along with Teófilo Cubillas and Thomas Müller): 5 goals in 2002, 5 goals in 2006[134][135]
Most goals from headers in a single edition of the men’s FIFA World Cup: 5 (2002)[136]
One of eight players in Serie A history to score five goals in one match[47]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

Records

Preceded byRonaldo
15 15
FIFA World Cup Highest Goalscorer
8 July 2014 – present

Succeeded by Incumbent
16