Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Josef Klose
Date of birth	9 June 1978 (1978-06-09)
Place of birth	Opole, Poland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987-1998	SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999 1999–2001 1999–2004 2004–2007 2007–2011 2011–	FC Homburg 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1. FC Kaiserslautern Werder Bremen Bayern Munich Lazio
National team
2001–	Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Miroslav Klose (born June 9 1978 in Opole, Poland) is a Polish born German football player. From 1999 until 2004 he played for Kaiserslautern and from 2004 until 2007 for Werder Bremen. In 2007 changed to Bayern Munich. In 2011, he left Bayern Munich and joined the Italian team Lazio. On the Germany national team he has played in 112 matches since 2001 and scored 62 goals.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
1998/99	Homburg	Regionalliga	20	11	-		-		20	11
1999/00	Kaiserslautern	Bundesliga	2	0	-		-		2	0
2000/01			29	9	2	0	12	2	43	11
2001/02			31	16	4	0	-		35	16
2002/03			32	9	4	4	-		36	13
2003/04			26	10	1	1	2	1	29	12
2004/05	Werder Bremen	Bundesliga	32	15	4	0	8	2	44	17
2005/06			26	25	3	2	7	3	36	30
2006/07			31	13	1	0	13	2	45	15
2007/08	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	25	10	6	5	11	5	42	20
2008/09			26	10	4	3	8	7	38	20
2009/10			25	3	5	2	8	1	38	6
2010/11			20	1	4	3	2	1	26	5
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2011/12	Lazio	Serie A	3	2	0	0	1	1	4	3
Country	Germany		325	132	38	20	71	24	434	176
Country	Italy		3	2	0	0	1	1	4	3
Total			329	135	38	20	72	25	439	180

International career statistics

Miroslav Klose playing for Werder Bremen.

Germany national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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
2011	7	4
Total	112	62