Miroslav Klose
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Miroslav Klose

Personal information
Full nameMiroslav Josef Klose
Date of birth09 June 1978(age 32)
Place of birthOpole, Poland
Height1.82 m
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubFC Bayern Munich
Number18

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Miroslav Josef Klose (-deˈmɪʁoslaf ˈkloːzə-klose.ogg; born Mirosław Marian Kloze -plmiˈrɔswaf ˈklɔzɛIPA on 9 June 1978 in Opole, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers and his front-flip goal celebration routine.

Klose plays internationally for the German national team. Klose holds German nationality. He was the top scorer and thus the Golden Boot winner at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with five goals. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup, all of which were headers. He scored in his first game of the 2010 World Cup, opened the scoring against England in the first round of the knock out stages, and scored twice on his 100th cap against Argentina in the quarter-finals, giving him a total of 14 goals in World Cup finals. This puts him joint second along with Gerd Müller on the list of FIFA World Cup goalscorers, but one behind Brazil's Ronaldo, who has 15. He is a member of the group of professional football players, who scored more than 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. A natural with his head, he was a mainstay in Bayern's starting XI before injuries took him out of the team for a while; during his convalescence, Croatian forward Ivica Olić filled in and replaced Klose as Louis van Gaal's first-choice striker.

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Lazio Are Not Moving For Miroslav Klose - Claudio Lotito - Peace FM Online Tweet this news
Peace FM Online--"There is no deal or negotiation for -Klose-," Lotito told Sky Sport Italia. "We will go on the market, but not to disturb the balance of the team."--- - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:11:09 GMT+00:00
Bayern doubles up on Stuttgart in German Cup - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail---Miroslav Klose- struck twice on Wednesday to help holders Bayern Munich advance into the German Cup quarter-finals with a 6-3 win at VfB Stuttgart, ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:09:39 GMT+00:00
Sports quiz of the year 2010 - Yorkshire Post Tweet this news
Yorkshire Post--6 -Miroslav Klose- joined Gerd Muller as the second- highest goalscorer of all-time in World Cup finals on 14. Who holds the record with 15? ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:13:15 GMT+00:00
Bayern striker Gomez to miss St. Pauli match - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--Coach Louis van Gaal says -Miroslav Klose- is back in the squad after recovering from a torn hamstring but will not play. Van Gaal says Klose is not yet fit ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:02:04 GMT+00:00
Know Your Enemy: Bayern Munich & Schalke - Sport.co.uk Tweet this news
Sport.co.uk--Domestic Form: Fitness worries with star players Arjen Robben and striker -Miroslav Klose- have contributed to a disappointing domestic season for van Gaal's ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:46:33 GMT+00:00
Van Gaal eyes his last contract before retirement - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--After Christmas they are set to welcome back injured stars Arjen Robben, Germany veteran -Miroslav Klose- and striker Ivica Olic.--- - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:00:00 GMT+00:00
Round-up-Klose not yet ready to return - Reuters UK Tweet this news
Reuters UK--* Bayern Munich striker -Miroslav Klose- will not be ready to play at Schalke 04 on Saturday despite recovering from a torn thigh muscle. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:35:33 GMT+00:00
Thomas Mueller Or Miroslav Klose To Start For Bayern Munich As Centre Forward ... - Peace FM Online Tweet this news
Peace FM Online--Ivica Olic remains far from fit after having a knee operation, and -Miroslav Klose- has been missing for several weeks due to a muscular tear. ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:59:44 GMT+00:00
Sneijder snub for Ballon d'Or confirms Fifa need to be disbanded - Independent (blog) Tweet this news
Independent (blog)--The daftness of FIFA's choices was made evident when players like -Miroslav Klose- who played more minutes at the World Cup than he did for Bayern in the ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:34:33 GMT+00:00
Bundesliga round-up-Klose not yet ready to return - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--* Bayern Munich striker -Miroslav Klose- will not be ready to play at Schalke 04 on Saturday despite recovering from a torn thigh muscle. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:21:59 GMT+00:00

Youth career
YearsClub
1987 � 1998SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1998 � 1999FC Homburg2011
1999 � 20011. FC Kaiserslautern II5026
1999 � 20041. FC Kaiserslautern12044
2004 � 2007SV Werder Bremen8953
2007 �FC Bayern Munich8423

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2001 �Germany10558

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 March 2001 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Albania 2 � 1 2 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifying
2. 28 March 2001 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece 3 � 2 4 � 2 FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifying
3. 13 February 2002 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Israel 1 � 1 7 � 1 Friendly
4. 13 February 2002 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Israel 2 � 1 7 � 1 Friendly
5. 13 February 2002 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Israel 4 � 1 7 � 1 Friendly
6. 18 May 2002 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Austria 1 � 0 6 � 2 Friendly
7. 18 May 2002 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Austria 2 � 0 6 � 2 Friendly
8. 18 May 2002 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Austria 4 � 2 6 � 2 Friendly
9. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Saudi Arabia 1 � 0 8 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2002
10. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Saudi Arabia 2 � 0 8 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2002
11. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Saudi Arabia 5 � 0 8 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2002
12. 5 June 2002 Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan Republic of Ireland 1 � 0 1 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2002
13. 11 June 2002 Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan Cameroon 2 � 0 2 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2002
14. 16 October 2002 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany Faroe Islands 2 � 1 2 � 1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15. 11 June 2003 Gundadalur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16. 18 February 2004 Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia Croatia 1 � 0 2 � 1 Friendly
17. 17 November 2004 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Cameroon 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
18. 17 November 2004 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Cameroon 2 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
19. 16 December 2004 International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Japan 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
20. 16 December 2004 Nissan StadiumInternational Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Japan 3 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
21. 1 March 2006 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany United States 3 � 0 4 � 1 Friendly
22. 27 May 2006 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg 1 � 0 7 � 0 Friendly
23. 27 May 2006 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany Luxembourg 4 � 0 7 � 0 Friendly
24. 30 May 2006 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany Japan 1 � 2 2 � 2 Friendly
25. 9 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Costa Rica 2 � 1 4 � 2 FIFA World Cup 2006
26. 9 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Costa Rica 3 � 1 4 � 2 FIFA World Cup 2006
27. 20 June 2006 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Ecuador 1 � 0 3 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2006
28. 20 June 2006 OlympiastadionOlympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Ecuador 2 � 0 3 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2006
29. 30 June 2006 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Argentina 1 � 1 1 � 1 (a.e.t.), 4 � 2 (pen.) FIFA World Cup 2006
30. 16 August 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Sweden 2 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
31. 16 August 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Sweden 3 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
32. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 3 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
33. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino 6 � 0 13 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
34. 8 September 2007 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales 1 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
35. 8 September 2007 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales 2 � 0 2 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
36. 17 November 2007 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany Cyprus 2 � 0 4 � 0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
37. 6 February 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria 2 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
38. 26 March 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Switzerland 1 � 0 4 � 0 Friendly
39. 27 May 2008 Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Belarus 1 � 0 2 � 2 Friendly
40. 19 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Portugal 2 � 0 3 � 2 UEFA Euro 2008
41. 25 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Turkey 2 � 1 3 � 2 UEFA Euro 2008
42. 10 September 2008 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland 1 � 1 3 � 3 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
43. 10 September 2008 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland 2 � 2 3 � 3 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
44. 10 September 2008 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland 3 � 3 3 � 3 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
45. 12 August 2009 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2 � 0 2 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
46. 9 September 2009 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany Azerbaijan 2 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
47. 9 September 2009 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany Azerbaijan 3 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
48. 10 October 2009 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Russia 1 � 0 1 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
49. 13 June 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Australia 2 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010
50. 27 June 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa England 1 � 0 4 � 1 FIFA World Cup 2010
51. 3 July 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Argentina 2 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010
52. 3 July 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Argentina 4 � 0 4 � 0 FIFA World Cup 2010
53. 3 September 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium 1 � 0 1 � 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
54. 7 September 2010 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Azerbaijan 3 � 0 6 � 1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
55. 7 September 2010 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Azerbaijan 6 � 1 6 � 1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
56. 8 October 2010 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Turkey 1 � 0 3 � 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
57. 8 October 2010 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Turkey 3 � 0 3 � 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
58. 12 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 � 0 3 � 0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Personal Records :
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 10 � 11 3 0 2 2 2 1 7 3
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 81 23 19 13 30 14 130 50
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 120 44 13 5 14 3 147 52
Career Totals 290 120 45 20 74 25 409 165

Personal Records :
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
Total 105 58

Bundesliga top scorers

1964: Seeler * 1965: Brunnenmeier * 1966: Emmerich * 1967: Emmerich/G. Müller * 1968: Löhr * 1969: G. Müller * 1970: G. Müller * 1971: Kobluhn * 1972: G. Müller * 1973: G. Müller * 1974: Heynckes/G. Müller * 1975: Heynckes * 1976: Fischer * 1977: D. Müller * 1978: D. Müller/G. Müller * 1979: Allofs * 1980: Rummenigge * 1981: Rummenigge * 1982: Hrubesch * 1983: Völler * 1984: Rummenigge * 1985: Allofs * 1986: Kuntz * 1987: Rahn * 1988: Klinsmann * 1989: Allofs/Wohlfarth * 1990: Andersen * 1991: Wohlfarth * 1992: Walter * 1993: Kirsten/Yeboah * 1994: Kuntz/Yeboah * 1995: Basler/Herrlich * 1996: Bobic * 1997: Kirsten * 1998: Kirsten * 1999: Preetz * 2000: Max * 2001: Barbarez/Sand * 2002: Amoroso/Max * 2003: Christiansen/Élber * 2004: Aílton * 2005: Mintál * 2006: Klose * 2007: Gekas * 2008: Toni * 2009: Grafite * 2010: Džeko

FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe

Golden Shoe1930: Stábile * 1934: Nejedlý * 1938: Leônidas * 1950: Ademir * 1954: Kocsis * 1958: Fontaine * 1962: Albert / Garrincha / Ivanov / Jerković / Sánchez / Vavá
Golden Shoe1966: Eusébio * 1970: Müller * 1974: Lato * 1978: Kempes * 1982: Rossi * 1986: Lineker * 1990: Schillaci * 1994: Salenko / Stoichkov * 1998: Šuker * 2002: Ronaldo * 2006: Klose

German Footballer of the Year

1960: Seeler * 1961: Morlock * 1962: Schnellinger * 1963: Schäfer * 1964: Seeler * 1965: Tilkowski * 1966: Beckenbauer * 1967: Müller * 1968: Beckenbauer * 1969: Müller * 1970: Seeler * 1971: Vogts * 1972: Netzer * 1973: Netzer * 1974: Beckenbauer * 1975: Maier * 1976: Beckenbauer * 1977: Maier * 1978: Maier * 1979: Vogts * 1980: Rummenigge * 1981: Breitner * 1982: Förster * 1983: Völler * 1984: Schumacher * 1985: Briegel * 1986: Schumacher * 1987: Rahn * 1988: Klinsmann * 1989: Häßler * 1990: Matthäus * 1991: Kuntz * 1992: Häßler * 1993: Köpke * 1994: Klinsmann * 1995: Sammer * 1996: Sammer * 1997: Kohler * 1998: Bierhoff * 1999: Matthäus * 2000: Kahn * 2001: Kahn * 2002: Ballack * 2003: Ballack * 2004: Aílton * 2005: Ballack * 2006: Klose * 2007: Gómez * 2008: Ribéry * 2009: Grafite |

Germany squad 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

Kahn, Linke, Rehmer, Baumann, Ramelow, Ziege, Neuville, Hamann, Jancker, Ricken, Klose, Lehmann, Ballack, Asamoah, Kehl, Jeremies, Bode, Böhme, Schneider, Bierhoff, Metzelder, Frings, Butt
Coach : Völler

Germany squad UEFA Euro 2004

Kahn, Hinkel, Friedrich, Wörns, Nowotny, Baumann, Schweinsteiger, Hamann, Bobic, Kurányi, Klose, Lehmann, Ballack, Brdarić, Kehl, Jeremies, Ziege, Ernst, Schneider, Podolski, Lahm, Frings, Hildebrand
Coach : Völler

Germany squad 2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place

Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Huth, Kehl, Nowotny, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Hanke, Neuville, Klose, Kahn, Ballack, Asamoah, Hitzlsperger, Lahm, Mertesacker, Borowski, Schneider, Podolski, Metzelder, Odonkor, Hildebrand
Coach : Klinsmann

Germany squad UEFA Euro 2008 Runners-up

Lehmann, Jansen, Friedrich, Fritz, Westermann, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger, Frings, Gómez, Neuville, Klose, Enke, Ballack, Trochowski, Hitzlsperger, Lahm, Mertesacker, Borowski, Odonkor, Podolski, Metzelder, Kurányi, Adler
Coach : Löw

FC Bayern Munich

4 . Braafheid 5 . Van Buyten 6 . Demichelis 7 . Ribéry 8 . Altıntop 10 . Robben 11 . Olić 15 . Breno 16 . Ottl 17 . Van Bommel (c) 18 . Klose 20 . Sosa 21 . Lahm 22 . Butt 23 . Pranjić 25 . Müller 26 . Contento 27 . Alaba 28 . Badstuber 31 . Schweinsteiger 32 . Ekici 33 . Gómez 35 . Kraft 39 . Kroos 44 . Tymoshchuk � � . Haas � � . Sattelmaier
. Van Gaal



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