Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Klose (born June 9, 1978 in Opole, Poland) is a Polish born German football player. From 1999 until 2004 he played for Kaiserslautern and from 2004 until 2007 for Werder Bremen. In 2007 changed to Bayern Munich. In 2011, he left Bayern Munich and joined the Italian team Lazio. On the Germany national team he has played in 137 matches since 2001 and scored 71 goals.
 Klose in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miroslav Josef Klose[1] | ||
| Birth name | Mirosław Marian Klose | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1978
(aged 47)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Opole, Poland[3] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2014 | Germany | 137 | (71) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2018 | Germany (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Bayern Munich U17 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Bayern Munich (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rheindorf Altach | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Klose is a great player known for his heading skills and he is currently the all-time top scorer of the Germany national football team with 71 goals. He is also the all-time leading goal scorer of the FIFA World Cup after beating Ronaldo's record in the semi-final against Brazil.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Homburg | Regionalliga | 20 | 11 | — | — | 20 | 11 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 11 | ||
| 2001–02 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 16 | |||
| 2002–03 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| 2003–04 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 17 |
| 2005–06 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 15 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 27 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 20 |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Lazio | Serie A | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Country | Germany | 327 | 132 | 38 | 20 | 72 | 24 | 434 | 176 | |
| Country | Italy | 139 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 168 | 64 | |
| Total | 466 | 187 | 49 | 23 | 90 | 30 | 602 | 240 | ||
International career statistics
- As of 8 July 2014.
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 137 | 71 |
Miroslav Klose Media
- Toni und Klose.jpg
Luca Toni and Klose playing for Bayern Munich against Hertha BSC in 2009
- Avropa Liqası Muzeyi Bakıda 21.jpg
Klose's No.11 Lazio shirt
- Lazio-Dnepr (3).jpg
Klose captaining Lazio in a UEFA Europa League match against Dnipro in 2015.
- Miroslav Klose Portrait.JPG
Klose on international duty for Germany at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Klose germany.JPG
Klose playing in the 2006 World Cup
- FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs. Germany 2012-09-11 - Miroslav Klose 01.JPG
Klose before a match against Austria in 2012
- Miroslav Klose 2014.jpg
Klose playing in the 2014 World Cup Final
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Klose playing in a charity match in 2016. Klose is known for a strong sense of sportsmanship.
Klose playing against Greece at UEFA Euro 2012.
References
- ↑ "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 Deutsch). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Miroslav Klose". S.S. Lazio. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Miroslav Klose". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Miroslav Klose - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
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