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'''Miroslav Josef Klose''' ({{IPA-de|ˈmɪʁoslaf ˈkloːzə|-|klose.ogg}}; born ''Mirosław Marian Kloze'' {{IPA-pl|miˈrɔswaf ˈklɔzɛ|IPA}} on 9 June 1978 in [[Opole]], [[Poland]]<ref name="Opole">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvn24.pl/12694,1554994,wiadomosc.html|title=Nie damy uciec talentom za Odrę!|work=www.tvn24.pl|date=25 June 2008|accessdate=18 June 2010|language=Polish}}</ref>) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Association football|footballer]] who currently is free agent.Since bursting onto the international stage with five goals at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing. He was a mainstay in Bayern's starting 11 before injuries took him out of the team for a while; during his convalescence, [[Croatia]]n [[Ivica Olić]] filled in and replaced Klose as [[Louis van Gaal]]'s first-choice striker.
'''Miroslav Josef Klose''' ({{IPA-de|ˈmɪʁoslaf ˈkloːzə|-|klose.ogg}}; born ''Mirosław Marian Kloze'' {{IPA-pl|miˈrɔswaf ˈklɔzɛ|IPA}} on 9 June 1978 in [[Opole]], [[Poland]]<ref name="Opole">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvn24.pl/12694,1554994,wiadomosc.html|title=Nie damy uciec talentom za Odrę!|work=www.tvn24.pl|date=25 June 2008|accessdate=18 June 2010|language=Polish}}</ref>) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]. Since bursting onto the international stage with five goals at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing. He was a mainstay in Bayern's starting 11 before injuries took him out of the team for a while; during his convalescence, [[Croatia]]n [[Ivica Olić]] filled in and replaced Klose as [[Louis van Gaal]]'s first-choice striker.


Klose holds German nationality<ref name="worldfootball.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/miroslav-klose/|title=Miroslav Klose|work=worldfootball.net|accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref> and has played 109 times and scored 61 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. With five goals, he was the top scorer and [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] winner at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] in [[Korea]] and [[Japan]], all of which were headers. He scored against [[Australia national football team|Australia]] in his first game of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], opened the scoring against [[England national football team|England]] in the first round of the knockout stages, and scored twice on his 100th cap against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the quarter-finals, giving him a total of 14 World Cup goals and putting him joint second along with [[Gerd Müller]] on the [[list of FIFA World Cup goalscorers]], but one behind all-time top scorer [[Ronaldo]] of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. He is among the [[List of association football players with 50 or more international goals|group of professional football players who have scored at least 50 international goals]].
Klose holds German nationality<ref name="worldfootball.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/miroslav-klose/|title=Miroslav Klose|work=worldfootball.net|accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref> and has played 109 times and scored 61 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. With five goals, he was the top scorer and [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] winner at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] in [[Korea]] and [[Japan]], all of which were headers. He scored against [[Australia national football team|Australia]] in his first game of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], opened the scoring against [[England national football team|England]] in the first round of the knockout stages, and scored twice on his 100th cap against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the quarter-finals, giving him a total of 14 World Cup goals and putting him joint second along with [[Gerd Müller]] on the [[list of FIFA World Cup goalscorers]], but one behind all-time top scorer [[Ronaldo]] of [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. He is among the [[List of association football players with 50 or more international goals|group of professional football players who have scored at least 50 international goals]].

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Miroslav Klose
Personal information
Full name Miroslav Josef Klose[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 18
Youth career
1987–1998 SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 FC 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)
International career‡
2001– Germany 109 (61)
Medal record
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Runner-up DFB-Pokal 2003
Werder Bremen
Winner DFL-Ligapokal 2006
Bayern Munich
Winner DFL-Ligapokal 2007
Winner Bundesliga 2008
Winner DFB-Pokal 2008
Winner Bundesliga 2010
Winner DFB-Pokal 2010
Runner-up UEFA Champions League 2010
Winner DFL-Supercup 2010
 Germany
Runner-up FIFA World Cup 2002

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Runner-up European Championship 2008

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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:36, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Miroslav Josef Klose (Template:IPA-de; born Mirosław Marian Kloze IPA: [miˈrɔswaf ˈklɔzɛ] on 9 June 1978 in Opole, Poland[3]) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Since bursting onto the international stage with five goals at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing. He was a mainstay in Bayern's starting 11 before injuries took him out of the team for a while; during his convalescence, Croatian Ivica Olić filled in and replaced Klose as Louis van Gaal's first-choice striker.

Klose holds German nationality[4] and has played 109 times and scored 61 goals for Germany. With five goals, he was the top scorer and Golden Boot winner at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, all of which were headers. He scored against Australia in his first game of the 2010 World Cup, opened the scoring against England in the first round of the knockout stages, and scored twice on his 100th cap against Argentina in the quarter-finals, giving him a total of 14 World Cup goals and putting him joint second along with Gerd Müller on the list of FIFA World Cup goalscorers, but one behind all-time top scorer Ronaldo of Brazil. He is among the group of professional football players who have scored at least 50 international goals.

Klose is the first German player since reunification to finish as the World Cup's top scorer. He is also the only player to have scored five or more goals in consecutive World Cups, as well as the only player to have scored at least four in three different tournaments; he scored five at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments and four at the 2010 finals.

Biography

Background

Klose was born in the Silesian city of Opole, Poland. Both of his parents were active in sports.[5] His mother, Barbara Jeż, was a member of the Poland women's national handball team. His father, Josef Klose, played professional football in Poland for Odra Opole, before leaving then-communist Poland in 1978 and moving to France to play for AJ Auxerre. In 1985, Klose and his mother joined his father in Kusel, a small town in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Klose's father is an ethnic German and holds German nationality.[4]

Klose himself said in a recent interview to Przegląd Sportowy that it would be best for him not to be called German or Polish, but European.[6] As he stated in an interview to Der Spiegel in 2007, his family at home speaks Polish to each other, with his twin sons Luan and Noah[7] learning German in Kindergarten.[8] He has a Polish-born wife, Sylwia Klose,[9]

Football career

Klose learned his football at a village club, SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf, in the German seventh division. Klose had also successfully completed an apprenticeship to become a carpenter and had worked in this profession until joining the professional team of FC Kaiserslautern.

Club career

Kaiserslautern

After a season at FC Homburg, he eventually joined the reserve team of FC Kaiserslautern.

A year after joining the club, he made it into the first team. In his first 67 matches, Klose scored 33 goals. The 2002–03 season was a comparatively disappointing one as Klose found the back of the net a mere seven times.

Werder Bremen

Miroslav Klose at Werder Bremen

On 2 March 2004, Klose signed a four–year contract with German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for a fee of €5 million ($6.2 million).[10][11] He made his league debut on 6 August 2004, as a substitute for Paraguayan striker Nelson Valdez in a 1–0 home win against Schalke 04.[12][13] On 29 August 2004, Klose scored his first goal, an equaliser, which Bremen lost 1–2 at home against Wolfsburg.[14][15] After a lacklustre start, Klose formed an impressive attacking triangle with French midfielder Johan Micoud and Croatian forward Ivan Klasnić as well as, though less frequently, Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez, scoring 15 goals in the Bundesliga. In the 2005–06 season, he scored 25 goals, the highest that season, and registered 16 assists in just 26 games in the Bundesliga.

After his strong performance at the 2006 World Cup, Klose was linked by newspapers with a move away from the Weserstadion. European giants FC Barcelona and Juventus were listed among his potential suitors. Klose was also heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich, with Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer an admirer of Klose.

On 7 June 2007, Klose confirmed that he would leave Werder Bremen for Bayern Munich either before the 2007–08 season or upon the expiration of his contract with Werder at the end of the 2007–08 season.[16]

Bayern Munich

Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose (18), Olympiastadion, Hertha BSC vs. Bayern Munich, 2009

On 26 June 2007, club president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Bayern Munich had reached an agreement with Werder Bremen regarding the transfer of the player. Klose completed his medical with Bayern on 28 June 2007 before signing a four-year contract.

Klose made his first competitive appearance for Bayern in a 4–1 victory against old team Werder Bremen in the first round of the DFB-Ligapokal. After missing the semi-final victory over VfB Stuttgart due to injury, Klose returned in the final against Schalke 04, scoring his first competitive goal for Bayern to win the title.

Klose made his Bundesliga debut in the game against Hansa Rostock on 11 August 2007 in which he scored two goals. The game ended 3–0 for Bayern Munich, with Klose's striking partner Luca Toni scoring the third goal. In late September, he claimed his first hat-trick for the club in a 5–0 League success over Energie Cottbus.

After that bright start to his Bayern career, Klose struggled during the latter half of the Bundesliga season. His total of 20 goals in all competitions — with an impressive DFB Cup record — did, however, play a significant role in helping the club to a league and cup double.

Klose's second season at the club was a positive one. He finished as Bayern's top scorer in all competitions with 20 goals, a figure that could have been higher but for an injury sustained in March. Seven of his tally came in the Champions' League, making him the second-best goalscorer in that year's competition; only Lionel Messi with nine scored more than Klose.

Klose sustained two injuries in the beginning of the 2010–11 season. After he had made a full recovery, he remained on the bench until late December when he appeared in a DFB-Pokal match against VfB Stuttgart. Klose came off the bench and scored twice.

On 6 June 2011, with his contract about to expire, Klose did not reach an agreement with Bayern Munich, thus leaving the club at the end of the 2010–11 season.[17]

International career

Miroslav Klose during the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Klose's consistency as a goal-scorer in his first Bundesliga season at Kaiserslautern earned him attention. In January 2001, the then coach of the Polish national team, Jerzy Engel, travelled to Germany to persuade Klose to choose to play for Poland. This request was declined by Klose, who said that "I have a German passport, and if things are still running this way, I have a chance to play for Rudi Völler." In fact, he soon was capped and made his debut for Germany against Albania on 24 March 2001. Klose came on as a substitute and headed in the winning 2–1 goal from close range two minutes from time.[18]

In an interview given to Przegląd Sportowy on 9 June 2008, Klose stated that the decision to play for Germany instead of Poland was not an easy one, and if Polish officials had been faster, he would be playing for Poland now. Furthermore, he added that he does not regret the choice, as with Germany he has won medals in the World Cup tournaments.[6] The German national team has never lost a game in which Klose has scored. He is now tied on World Cup goals with Germany's highest goalscorer, Gerd Müller.

2002 World Cup

Klose came to international prominence at the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan. He scored five headed goals for the German national team, finishing joint second highest goal scorer along with Rivaldo. This tally included a hat-trick in Germany's 8–0 hammering of Saudi Arabia. Klose's trademark goal celebration is a front-flip which he did five times during the 2002 World Cup, earning him the nickname "Salto-Klose" from fans.

2006 World Cup

Miroslav Klose playing in the 2006 World Cup

Klose was named to his second successive World Cup team for the 2006 World Cup. In the opening match against Costa Rica, coinciding with his 28th birthday, Klose scored two goals, in the 17th and 61st minutes respectively. This led to Germany's 4–2 win over Costa Rica. Klose played against the country of his birth, Poland, in Germany's second match. During the tournament, he formed a formidable strike partnership with fellow Poland-born Lukas Podolski, scoring eight goals between them as Germany topped the scoring charts with 14 goals in seven matches.

He scored another two goals against Ecuador on 20 June, putting him on top of the tournament top scorer list with four goals. Klose also played a major part in Germany's 2–0 win over Sweden in the first knockout round, demonstrating his ability to provide assists as he set up strike partner Lukas Podolski for both goals. Klose scored the equaliser against Argentina in the quarter-final game played on 30 June 2006, with Germany going on to win 4–2 on penalties. Klose is the first German since Gerd Müller in the 1970s to become the top scorer at a World Cup, and the first World Cup finals top scorer from unified Germany (Müller represented the former West Germany). Klose has scored 14 goals in World Cup finals, and is two goals away from overtaking Brazilian forward Ronaldo as the all-time highest scorer in the World Cup.

Klose's five 2002 World Cup goals were all headers; only the fifth of his five goals in the 2006 matches was a header (his first in two years). Three of the first four were scored with his favoured right foot. Klose and team-mate Michael Ballack became the only two All-Star Team Players of the 2006 World Cup to be in the previous All-Star Team of 2002. Klose also holds the record for being the only player to score five goals in consecutive World Cups.

Euro 2008

On 6 September 2006, Klose scored two away goals against San Marino in a 13–0 Euro 2008 Qualifying win which took his international goal tally to 33, the same amount as his idol Fritz Walter and to joint seventh in the list of all-time goalscorers for Germany.

He had a goal drought for a long time with the national team, causing speculation that he may be dropped from the starting line-up. But German coach Joachim Löw has denied this.

Another highlight in Klose's career came on 8 September 2007, as he captained Germany for the first time and celebrated this honour by scoring both of his country's goals in a 2–0 victory over Wales. The next day, one of the headlines in the UEFA official website was "Captain Klose takes Germany closer (to qualifying)."

In the main tournament, Klose started the opening group game 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. He finally broke his duck during the knockout stages, scoring the second goal for Germany during both quarter-final and semi-final against Portugal and Turkey, respectively. He was unable, however, to score during the final against Spain, as they lost the match 1–0.

2010 World Cup

Klose was selected in Germany's final 23-man squad, and for his third successive World Cup campaign. On 13 June, Klose scored the second against Australia in their opening group game, a 4–0 victory.[19] Klose was given a red card in the 36th minute after receiving his second of two cautions in Germany's second first-round game, against Serbia, which they lost 1–0. Klose opened the scoring in the Round of 16 match against England on 27 June 2010 with his 12th World Cup goal, equaling Pelé for fourth on the all time list, and also notching up his 50th international goal in his 99th international game, as Germany won the game 4–1.[20] He made his 100th international appearance in the quarter-final against Argentina, becoming only the sixth German player to reach the landmark. He then scored the second and fourth goals against Argentina (Germany winning 4–0), pulling him level with Gerd Müller's all-time German World Cup goalscoring record.[21] Due to a back injury sustained in the semi-final against Spain (Germany losing 0–1), Klose was unable to play in the bronze match against Uruguay (Germany won 3–2). This deprived him of the chance to equal or surpass Ronaldo's record number of goals in the World Cup finals (Klose has 14 goals, Ronaldo has 15).

Euro 2012

For the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Klose has scored at least one goal in every single game. He scored the winning goal in the 1–0 win over Belgium. Then he scored a brace in the 6–1 win against Azerbaijan, and book-ended the scoring with a brace in a 3–0 win over Turkey. Klose followed that up by scoring the opening goal against Kazakhstan and the fourth goal. Germany went on to win 4–0 . This leaves Klose with 61 goals for Germany, trailing Gerd Müller's record by seven.

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

Awards and honours

Club

Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich

National team

Germany

Individual

Personal Records

Career stats

As of 14 May 2011

* Includes Liga-Pokal and DFL-Supercup.

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 10–11 20 1 4 3 2 1 26 5
09–10 25 3 5 2 8 1 38 6
08–09 26 10 4 3 8 7 38 20
07–08 27 10 8 6 12 5 47 21
Total 98 24 21 14 30 14 149 52
Werder Bremen 06–07 31 13 3 0 13 2 47 15
05–06 26 25 5 2 9 4 40 31
04–05 32 15 5 0 8 2 44 17
Total 89 53 13 2 30 8 132 63
Kaiserslautern 03–04 26 10 1 1 2 1 29 12
02–03 32 9 4 4 0 0 36 13
01–02 31 16 4 0 - - 35 16
00–01 29 9 4 0 12 2 45 11
99–00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 121 44 13 5 14 3 148 52
Career Totals 308 121 47 21 74 25 429 167

International career statistics

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Trivia

  • Klose celebrated his goals by performing the front-flip 7 times out of 14 goals he scored in the FIFA World Cup. (5 times in 2002, 1 time each in 2006 and 2010).
  • All of Klose's 5 goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup came from headers.

References

  1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Miroslav Klose". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Nie damy uciec talentom za Odrę!". www.tvn24.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Miroslav Klose". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  5. ^ Schulze, Ludger (17 December 2004). "Eine Liebesgeschichte". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Miroslav Klose: Gdybyście się nie spóźnili..." euro2008.pl (in Polish). 9 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Miroslav Klose". Retrieved 25 June 2008.
  8. ^ Biermann, Christoph; Gilbert, Cathrin (17 December 2007). "Ein dickköpfiges Bambi". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Spielerfrauen. Sylwia Klose". www.em-08.info (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Klose seals move to leaders Bremen". Reuters. CNN.com. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Klose erhält Vertrag bis 2008 in Bremen". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 March 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  12. ^ "SV Werder Bremen – FC Schalke 04". Fussballdaten.de. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Bremen mit spätem Glück". Der Spiegel (in German). 6 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  14. ^ "SV Werder Bremen – VfL Wolfsburg". Fussballdaten.de. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Heimpleite für Meister Bremen". Der Spiegel. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  16. ^ "Reds table bid for Werder star Klose". FC Bayern Munich. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  17. ^ "Klose set to leave Bayern". UEFA.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Klose call as Germans beat Albania". BBC Sport. 24 March 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  19. ^ Lyon, Sam (13 June 2010). "Germany 4–0 Australia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  20. ^ McNulty, Phil (27 June 2010). "Germany 4–1 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  21. ^ Bevan, Chris (3 July 2010). "Argentina 0–4 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
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