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Miroslav Klose

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Miroslav Klose

Date of birth	June 9, 1978 (1978-06-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Opole, Silesia, Poland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 1999–2004 2004–2007 2007–	FC Homburg 1. FC Kaiserslautern SV Werder Bremen FC Bayern Munich	020 (11) 120 (44) 089 (53) 025 (10)
National team²
2001–	Germany	074 (38)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Miroslav Klose (help·info) (born Mirosław Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga in Germany, and for the German National Football 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.

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Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose ( help · info ) (born Mirosław Marian Kloze on June 9 , 1978 ) is a German footballer who plays as a striker . He currently plays for FC Bayern Munich in the ...