Miroslav Klose

Klose is my favorite kind of legend: the one who let his record do the talking. A carpenter's son from Opole who became football's all-time World Cup top scorer, he embodied humility in an era obsessed with showmanship. I most admire the famous moment he waved off a goal because the ball had touched his arm, that honesty is rarer than any trophy. His pivot into coaching, now at Nurnberg, feels true to character: a craftsman quietly building things. For me, Klose proves that durability, decency and discipline can outshine flash.

Name (English)

Miroslav Klose

Name (Japanese)

ミロスラフ・クローゼ

Reading

みろすらふ・くろーぜ

Born

June 9, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / carpenter

Awards & achievements

• 2006 German Footballer of the Year
• 2006 European Golden Shoe
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
• Footballer of the month
• 2023 UEFA President's Award

• Official sitehttps://miroslavklose.de/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav%20Klose
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80471

Tags

• Opole Voivodeship
• association football player
• association football coach
• carpenter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.