Miroslav Klose (pronunciation (help·info), born as Mirosław Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga in Germany, and for the German national team. He is known for his goalscoring instincts, aerial ability, and unselfish play.
Klose was the top scorer and thus the Golden Boot winner at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with a tournament-high five goals. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup hosted jointly by the Korea Republic and Japan, giving him a total of ten goals in World Cup finals. He is the first player representing unified Germany to finish as the World Cup's top scorer, and the only player to have scored five or more goals in consecutive World Cups.
More about Miroslav Klose (From Wikipedia)
Background
Klose was born in Opole, Poland (German: Oppeln). Both of his parents were active in sports; his mother, Barbara Jeż, was a member of the Poland women's national handball team. read more...
As Footballer
Klose learned his football at a village club, Blaubach-Diedelkopf, in the German seventh division. Klose had also successfully completed an apprenticeship to become a carpenter and read more...
Miroslav Klose (pronunciation (help·info), born as Mirosław Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, is a German footballer who plays as a striker. read more...