Miroslav Josef Klose (German: , Polish: Mirosław Józef Klose; born Mirosław Marian Klose; 9 June 1978) is a German professional football manager and former player who currently serves as head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg. A striker, Klose is the all-time top scorer for Germany and holds the record for the most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals scored over 4 editions of the tournament between 2002 and 2014. Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team. Starting his career at FC 08 Homburg, Klose played in the Bundesliga for Kaiserslautern before becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the league with Werder Bremen, where he was awarded the German Footballer of the Year in 2006 and also named to the kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2004–05 and 2005–06. His performances saw him move to Bayern Munich in 2007. During his time at Bayern, Klose won the 2007–08 and 2009–10 league titles. In 2011, Klose moved to Serie A club Lazio, where he won the 2012–13 Coppa Italia and eventually finished his playing career in 2016 after five years at the club. He was part of the squad that won the 2014 World Cup, having previously finished second (2002) and third (2006, 2010) in the competition; he finished as runner-up with Germany at UEFA Euro 2008 and joint-third place at UEFA Euro 2012. He holds the record for the most goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments, having scored five goals in his debut World Cup in 2002 and having won the Golden Boot at the 2006 World Cup in Germany by again scoring five times. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article TacticsPlayersComments (0)Country coaches Germany Asst16/18 Bayern München U1718/20 Bayern München Asst20/21 SC Rheindorf Altach22/23 Bundesliga 22/2322 1. FC Nürnberg24/now 2. Bundesliga 24/2534 DFB-Pokal 24/252Klose last games 1. FC Nürnberg 18-May-25 away Braunschw 1-4 in 2. Bundesliga J Pablo Lora Botía Grégory Canella Eguren N Cases Novo A Castro d las Barral (Rivera) (Trejo) (Bilic) 09-May-25 home Köln 1-2 in 2. Bundesliga 04-May-25 home Elversbrg 1-3 in 2. 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