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Simba Says - Correctly Answered by Daniel Carrasco Miroslav Josef Klose ( born 9 June 1978) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Klose holds German nationality and has played 130 times and scored 68 goals for Germany. With five goals, he was the top scorer and Golden Boot winner at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the first German player to win the award since reunification. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup, all of which were headers. He scored four times in the 2010 World Cup, giving him a total of 14 World Cup goals and putting him joint second along with Gerd Müller on the list of top FIFA World Cup goalscorers. Klose is also one of only two players, along with Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas, to have scored at least five goals in two different World Cups, as well as the only player to have scored at least four in three different tournaments. With 68 goals in 130 matches, he is currently Germanys joint all-time top scorer with Müller. Background Klose was born in the Silesian city of Opole, Poland. His father, Josef Klose was a professional footballer who played in Poland for Odra Opole, before leaving the communist Poland in 1978 to France. Josef Klose played for AJ Auxerre, a French football club in Ligue 1 as a winger. Both of his parents were active in sports. His mother, Barbara Jeż, was also a member of the Poland womens national handball team. In 1986, Miroslav Klose at the age of eight joined his father in Kusel in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate Germany. Josef Klose is an ethnic German and holds German nationality. When Klose arrived in Germany in 1986, he knew only two words of German. Klose himself said in an interview in 2008 to Przegląd Sportowy that it would be best for him not to be called German or Polish, but European. As he stated in an interview to Der Spiegel in 2007, his family at home speaks Polish to each other, with his twin sons Luan and Noah are learning German in kindergarten. He has a Polish-born wife, Sylwia Klose. Klose is a fairly observant Catholic. He visited Pope Benedict XVI in March 2012. Football career Klose was playing in his first youth career in SG-Blaubach Diedelkopf after leaving the A-youth district league team of West Palatinate (Seventh Division), where he had joined the team in 1987. In 1998, at the age of 20. Klose joined the former Bundesliga club FC Homburg where he played 18 games. International career Kloses consistency as a goal-scorer in his first Bundesliga season at Kaiserslautern earned him attention. In January 2001, the then coach of the Polish national team, Jerzy Engel, travelled to Germany to persuade Klose to choose to play for Poland. This request was declined by Klose, who said that I have a German passport, and if things are still running this way, I have a chance to play for Rudi Völler. Kloses hopes were justified, as he would soon score for Germany. In an interview given to Przegląd Sportowy on 9 June 2008, Klose stated that the decision to play for Germany instead of Poland was not an easy one, and if Polish officials had been faster, he would be playing for Poland now. Furthermore, he added that he does not regret the choice, as with Germany he has won medals in the World Cup tournaments. The German national team has never lost a game in which Klose has scored. 2002 World Cup Kloses international debut came on 24 March 2001 in a World Cup qualifier against Albania, in the 73rd minute coach Rudi Völler put him in as a substitute. Two minutes from time he headed home the 2–1 winner for Germany and celebrated with a front-flip.Four days later in his second match Klose helped Germany temporarily lead their qualification group, he came on in the 67th minute and scored the 3–2 against Greece in the 82nd minute, making it two crucial goals in only 33 minutes on the pitch. Two hat-tricks against Israel and Austria in friendlies prior to the upcoming World Cup were enough to establish him in Germanys starting lineup for the tournament. Klose came to international prominence at the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan, because he scored five headed goals for Germany, finishing joint second highest goal scorer along with Rivaldo. He became the first player ever to score five headers in a World Cup, and he celebrated two of his goals with his trademark front-flip, earning him the nickname Salto-Klose. His goal tally included a hat-trick in Germanys 8–0 hammering of Saudi Arabia, as well as one goal each against Ireland and Cameroon. Euro 2004 Klose also participated in Euro 2004 and came on as a substitute in two games, against Latvia and the Czech Republic, but was not completely fit, since he just recovered from a knee injury. He wasnt able to score and Germany went out in the first round. 2006 World Cup Klose was named to his second successive World Cup team for the 2006 World Cup. In the opening match against Costa Rica, coinciding with his 28th birthday, Klose scored two goals, in the 17th and 61st minutes respectively. This led to Germanys 4–2 win over Costa Rica. He scored another two goals against Ecuador on 20 June, putting him on top of the tournament top scorer list with four goals. Klose also played a major part in Germanys 2–0 win over Sweden in the first knockout round, demonstrating his ability to provide assists as he set up strike partner Lukas Podolski for both goals. Klose scored the equaliser against Argentina in the quarter-final game played on 30 June 2006, with Germany going on to win 4–2 on penalties. This was his first headed goal in two years, three of the first four in the tournament were scored with his favoured right foot. Klose is the first German since Gerd Müller in the 1970s to become the top scorer at a World Cup. During the tournament, he formed a formidable strike partnership with Lukas Podolski, scoring eight goals between them as Germany topped the scoring charts with 14 goals in seven matches. Klose and team-mate Michael Ballack became the only two All-Star Team Players of the 2006 World Cup to be in the previous All-Star Team of 2002. Euro 2008 On 6 September 2006, Klose scored two away goals against San Marino in a 13–0 Euro 2008 qualifying win which took his international goal tally to 33, the same amount as his idol Fritz Walter and to joint seventh in the list of all-time goalscorers for Germany. He had a goal drought for a long time with the national team, causing speculation that he may be dropped from the starting line-up. But German coach Joachim Löw has denied this. Another highlight in Kloses career came on 8 September 2007, as he captained Germany for the first time and celebrated this honour by scoring both of his countrys goals in a 2–0 victory over Wales. In the main tournament, Klose started the opening group game against Poland and assisted Lukas Podolskis two goals in a 2–0 victory. He played the remaining two group games against Croatia and Austria with no goals of his own. He finally broke his duck during the knockout stages, scoring for Germany in quarter-final and semi-final against Portugal and Turkey, respectively. In both games he scored Germanys second goal, and both games were won by 3–2. He was unable, however, to score during the final against Spain, as they lost the match 1–0. Klose was named to his second successive World Cup team for the 2006 World Cup. In the opening match against Costa Rica, coinciding with his 28th birthday, Klose scored two goals, in the 17th and 61st minutes respectively. This led to Germanys 4–2 win over Costa Rica. He scored another two goals against Ecuador on 20 June, putting him on top of the tournament top scorer list with four goals. Klose also played a major part in Germanys 2–0 win over Sweden in the first knockout round, demonstrating his ability to provide assists as he set up strike partner Lukas Podolski for both goals. Klose scored the equaliser against Argentina in the quarter-final game played on 30 June 2006, with Germany going on to win 4–2 on penalties. This was his first headed goal in two years, three of the first four in the tournament were scored with his favoured right foot. Klose is the first German since Gerd Müller in the 1970s to become the top scorer at a World Cup. During the tournament, he formed a formidable strike partnership with Lukas Podolski, scoring eight goals between them as Germany topped the scoring charts with 14 goals in seven matches. Klose and team-mate Michael Ballack became the only two All-Star Team Players of the 2006 World Cup to be in the previous All-Star Team of 2002. Euro 2008 On 6 September 2006, Klose scored two away goals against San Marino in a 13–0 Euro 2008 qualifying win which took his international goal tally to 33, the same amount as his idol Fritz Walter and to joint seventh in the list of all-time goalscorers for Germany. He had a goal drought for a long time with the national team, causing speculation that he may be dropped from the starting line-up. But German coach Joachim Löw has denied this. Another highlight in Kloses career came on 8 September 2007, as he captained Germany for the first time and celebrated this honour by scoring both of his countrys goals in a 2–0 victory over Wales. In the main tournament, Klose started the opening group game against Poland and assisted Lukas Podolskis two goals in a 2–0 victory. He played the remaining two group games against Croatia and Austria with no goals of his own. He finally broke his duck during the knockout stages, scoring for Germany in quarter-final and semi-final against Portugal and Turkey, respectively. In both games he scored Germanys second goal, and both games were won by 3–2. He was unable, however, to score during the final against Spain, as they lost the match 1–0. 2010 World Cup Klose was selected in Germanys final 23-man squad, and for his third successive World Cup campaign. On 13 June, Klose scored the second goal against Australia in their opening group game, a 4–0 victory. This goal put him level in World Cup goals with his former coach Jürgen Klinsmann. Klose was given a red card in the 36th minute after receiving his second of two cautions in Germanys second first-round game against Serbia, which Germany lost 1–0. He opened the scoring in the Round of 16 match against England on 27 June 2010 with his 12th World Cup goal, equalling Pelé for fourth on the all time list, and also notching up his 50th international goal in his 99th international game, as Germany won the game 4–1. The assist to this goal came from young goalkeeper Manuel Neuer straight from a goalkick. Klose made his 100th international appearance in the quarter-final match against Argentina, becoming only the sixth German player to reach the landmark. He then scored the second and fourth goals against Argentina (Germany winning 4–0), pulling him level with Gerd Müllers all-time German World Cup goalscoring record. Due to a back injury sustained in the semi-final against Spain (which Germany lost 0–1), Klose was unable to play in Germanys 3–2 bronze medal-winning match against Uruguay. This deprived him of the chance to equal or surpass Ronaldos record number of goals in the World Cup finals – Klose has 14 goals, Ronaldo has 15. Euro 2012 During the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Klose has scored at least one goal in every single game he played, striking against all of Germanys opponents: Belgium, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Austria. Gaining only six caps during the qualification campaign, he scored nine goals and provided two assists, making him Europes second-most-successful striker for this period, behind Klaas-Jan Huntelaar who scored 12 times in eight matches. At the end of the qualifying campaign he had achieved 21 assists and 63 goals while playing for Germany, trailing Gerd Müllers German goalscoring record by five and playing almost twice as many international games for Germany compared to Müller. He was named in Germanys squad for the tournament. Mario Gómez was preferred to him by coach Joachim Löw to start for the first three matches. Even so, he came on as a sub for Gómez in all three matches. At the quarter-final stage, he was included in the starting line-up. He scored a goal in the match against Greece in the quarter-final, consolidating the fact that in any international match Klose has ever scored, the German national team has never lost. 2014 World Cup Klose scored four goals in Germanys 2014 World Cup qualification campaign - one against Ireland, two against Sweden, and one against Austria - putting him on 68 international goals, equaling Gerd Müllers record. Klose has also said that the 2014 World Cup will be his last one for Germany, stating that he would like one more shot at trying to win the World Cup with Germany. Style of play Klose is an exceptional header of the ball as he scored an astonishing five times in the World Cup with his head alone, which is the current record for scoring most goals from headers in a single edition of the World Cups.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 05:01:52 +0000

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