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Miroslav Josef Klose arrived in the Silesian city of Opole, Poland on the 9th of June 1978. His family belonged to a German minority group known as Aussiedler who had stayed behind when borders shifted after World War II.
Sixteen total goals across four tournaments between 2002 and 2014 broke Ronaldo's previous record of fifteen. On the 8th of July 2014 he scored his sixteenth goal against hosts Brazil in the semi-finals giving Germany a two-nil lead.
Contract negotiations failed in early 2011 leading to his departure after scoring only one goal in twenty matches. Nine days later he signed a three-year contract with Italian Serie A club Lazio.
On the 11th of June 2024 1. FC Nürnberg appointed Klose as their new head coach in the 2. Bundesliga. He previously served as head coach for Rheindorf Altach from June 2022 until March 2023.
His international career included seventy-one goals in one hundred thirty-seven appearances for the national team. He retired from professional football on the 1st of November 2016 after five years at Lazio.