Miroslav Josef Klose is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Italian Serie A. Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team, for which he is the all-time top scorer with 71 goals. He has excelled at the FIFA World Cup, where he is the overall top scorer in its history with 16 goals. He was part of the 2014 World Cup winning German squad, having previously finished second and third in the competition. Klose scored five goals in his debut World Cup in 2002 and won the Golden Boot at the 2006 World Cup in Germany by again scoring five times, Klose also scored four times in the 2010 World Cup and scored twice at the 2014 World Cup, including one in the 7?1 semi-final victory against Brazil, which put him ahead of Ronaldo with 16 goals. By scoring in the 2014 tournament, Klose equalled his compatriot Uwe Seeler and Brazilian Pel�'s achievements in being the only players to have scored in four different World Cups, as well as the only player to have scored at least four in three different tournaments. The German national team has never lost a game in which Klose has scored. 

June 9th, 1978 in Opole (Age 46)