| General |
| Miroslav Klose | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Mirosław Marian Klose | |
| Date of birth: | 9 June 1978 | |
| Place of birth: | Opole,  Poland
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| Height: | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position: | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  1. FC Nürnberg (head coach)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1987–1997 | SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 1998–1999 1999–2001 1999–2004 2004–2007 2007–2011 2011–2016 Total |
FC 08 Homburg II FC 08 Homburg 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1. FC Kaiserslautern Werder Bremen Bayern Munich Lazio
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15 (10) 18 (1) 50 (26) 120 (44) 89 (53) 98 (24) 139 (54) 529 (212) |
| National team | ||
| 2001–2014 | Germany
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137 (71) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2020–2021 2022–2023 2024– |
Bayern Munich (assistant) Rheindorf Altach 1. FC Nürnberg
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Miroslav Josef Klose (born Mirosław Marian Klose on 9 June 1978) is a German football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently head coach of 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.
He is top goalscorer in the history of FIFA World Cup with 16 goals, he is also top scorer all-time of Germany national team.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2006
- Bundesliga: 2007–08, 2009–10
- UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2008, 2010
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
- DFB-Supercup: 2010
- Coppa Italia: 2012–13
National team[]
- FIFA World Cup Winner: 2014; Runner-up: 2002; Third place: 2006, 2010
- UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008
Individual[]
- German Footballer of the Year: 2006
- Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (25 goals): 2006
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002, 2006
- FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe: 2002
- FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 2006
Personal records[]
- FIFA World Cup all-time top scorer: 16 goals (five in 2002, five in 2006, four in 2010 and two in 2014)
- Only player to date to have appeared in 4 or more semi finals in FIFA World Cups.
- Only player to have scored at least four goals in three FIFA World Cups.
- One of only three players, along with Pelé and Uwe Seeler, to score in four FIFA World Cup editions.
- Scored at least five goals in two FIFA World Cups, record shared only with Teófilo Cubillas and Thomas Müller, only player to have scored five goals in two consecutive FIFA World Cups.
- Record for scoring most goals from headers in a single edition of the World Cups.
- Only player to have participated in five Euro and World Cup semifinals.
- Germany's all-time scorer with 71 goals
- Germany's second most capped player behind Lothar Matthäus
- One of eight players in Serie A history scoring five goals in a match.
External links[]
| 1. FC Nürnberg squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Schäfer · 2 Brečko · 3 Hovland · 4 Bulthuis · 5 Förster · 6 Sepsi · 7 Salli · 8 Hufnagel · 9 Ishak · 10 Kempe · 14 Möhwald · 15 Djakpa · 18 Behrens · 19 Gíslason · 20 Parker · 21 Evseev · 22 Rakovsky · 23 Leibold · 24 Matavž · 26 Kirschbaum · 27 Sabiri · 28 Mühl · 29 Erras · 31 Petrák · 32 Baumann · 33 Margreitter · 34 Lippert · 36 Teuchert · 38 Löwen · 39 Kammerbauer · Manager: Michael Köllner |
| 2024–25 2. Bundesliga managers |
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Scherning (Eintracht Braunschweig) · Leitl (Hertha BSC) · Kohfeldt (Darmstadt 98) Thioune (Fortuna Düsseldorf) · Steffen (SV Elversberg) · Siewert (Greuther Fürth) Polzin (Hamburger SV) · Breitenreiter (Hannover 96) · Anfang (1. FC Kaiserslautern) · Eichner (Karlsruher SC) · Struber (1. FC Köln) Titz (1. FC Magdeburg) · Hildmann (Preußen Münster) Klose (1. FC Nürnberg) · Kwasniok (SC Paderborn) · Patz (Jahn Regensburg) van Wonderen (Schalke 04) · Wörle (SSV Ulm) |
| Germany
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| Germany – 2002 FIFA World Cup – Runners-up |
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1. Kahn (c)
2. Linke
3. Rehmer
4. Baumann
5. Ramelow
6. Ziege
7. Neuville
8. Hamann
9. Jancker
10. Ricken
11. Klose
12. Lehmann
13. Ballack
14. Asamoah
15. Kehl
16. Jeremies
17. Bode
18. Böhme
19. Schneider
20. Bierhoff
21. Metzelder
22. Frings
23. Butt
Manager: |
| Germany – UEFA Euro 2004 – Semi-Final |
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1. Kahn
2. Hinkel
3. Friedrich
4. Wörns
5. Nowotny
6. Baumann
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Hamann
9. Bobic
10. Kurányi
11. Klose
12. Lehmann
13. Ballack
14. Brdarić
15. Kehl
16. Jeremies
17. Ziege
18. Ernst
19. Schneider
20. Podolski
21. Lahm
22. Frings
23. Hildebrand
Manager: |
| Germany – 2006 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Lehmann
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Huth
5. Kehl
6. Nowotny
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Frings
9. Hanke
10. Neuville
11. Klose
12. Kahn
13. Ballack (c)
14. Asamoah
15. Hitzlsperger
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Borowski
19. Schneider
20. Podolski
21. Metzelder
22. Odonkor
23. Hildebrand
Manager: |
| Germany – UEFA Euro 2008 – Runners-up |
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1. Lehmann
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Fritz
5. Westermann
6. Rolfes
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Frings
9. Gómez
10. Neuville
11. Klose
12. Enke
13. Ballack (c)
14. Trochowski
15. Hitzlsperger
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Borowski
19. Odonkor
20. Podolski
21. Metzelder
22. Kurányi
23. Adler
Manager: |
| Germany – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Third place |
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1. Neuer
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Aogo
5. Tasci
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Kießling
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. Trochowski
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Cacau
20. Boateng
21. Marin
22. Butt
23. Gómez
Manager: |
| Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 – Semi-Finals |
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1. Neuer
2. Gündoğan
3. Schmelzer
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. L. Bender
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Reus
22. Zieler
23. Gómez
Manager: |
| Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner |
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1. Neuer
2. Großkreutz
3. Ginter
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Zieler
13. Müller
14. Draxler
15. Durm
16. Lahm (c)
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Mustafi
22. Weidenfeller
23. Kramer
Manager: |