Miroslav Klose (born Mirosław Marian Kloze on June
9, 1978 in Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland) is a
German footballer who plays as a striker. He
currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga
in Germany, and for the German national 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.
