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	'''Miroslav Klose''' ({{Audio\|klose.ogg\|pronunciation}}, born as ''Mirosław Marian Kloze'' on 9 June 1978 in ]) is a ] ] who plays as a ]. He plays for ] in the ] in Germany, and for the ]. He is known for his goalscoring instincts, aerial ability, and unselfish play.		'''Miroslav Klose''' ({{Audio\|klose.ogg\|pronunciation}}, born as ''Mirosław Marian Kloze'' on 9 June 1978 in ], ]) is a ] ] who plays as a ]. He plays for ] in the ] in Germany, and for the ]. He is known for his goalscoring instincts, aerial ability, and unselfish play.

	Klose was the top scorer and thus the ] winner at the ] in ], with five goals. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the ] hosted jointly by the ] and ], giving him a total of ten goals in World Cup finals. He is the first player representing unified ] to finish as the World Cup's top scorer, and the only player to have scored five or more goals in consecutive World Cups.		Klose was the top scorer and thus the ] winner at the ] in ], with five goals. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the ] hosted jointly by the ] and ], giving him a total of ten goals in World Cup finals. He is the first player representing unified ] to finish as the World Cup's top scorer, and the only player to have scored five or more goals in consecutive World Cups.

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Miroslav Klose
Personal information

Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	18
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Miroslav Klose (pronunciation, born as Mirosław Marian Kloze on 9 June 1978 in Opole, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He 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 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.

Biography

Background

Klose was born in Opole, Silesia, Poland. Both of his parents were active in sports; his mother, Barbara Jeż, was a member of the Poland women's national handball team. His father Josef Klose played professional football in Poland for Odra Opole, before he in 1978 left communist Poland by moving to France to play for clubs like AJ Auxerre. In 1985 Miroslav and his mother would join him in Kusel, Germany. Klose's father is from an ethnic German family and thus they were permitted to settle as Aussiedler in West Germany.

In 2006 interviews for German Süddeutsche Zeitung and Polish tabloid Fakt, Josef Klose stated that he absolutely does not want to be regarded as Polish, declaring himself rather as an Silesian and a European, and stating that the success of his son is due to himself and German clubs. Miro Klose himself said in a recent interview 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 learning German in Kindergarten. He has a Polish-born wife Sylwia Klose and is the father of twins Luan and Noah.

As footballer

Klose learned his football at a village club, Blaubach-Diedelkopf, in the German seventh division. Klose had also successfully completed an apprenticeship to become a carpenter and had worked in this profession until joining the professional team of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Klose made it professional much later than football players in the age bracket. He has in the past had many comparisons with various world class strikers such as Michael Owen and Ruud van Nistelrooy. When asked about the comparisons Klose expressed his flattery to be compared to the likes of van Nistelrooy, “It's an honour to be compared to Ruud. He's played in Europe for so long and has a great goal scoring record. I hope one day I can be as good as him.” This interview was conducted in June 2007 with Der Spiegel prior his move to Bayern Munich.

Club career

Kaiserslautern

After a season at FC Homburg, he eventually joined the reserve team of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

A year after joining the club he made it into the first team. In his first 67 matches, Klose scored 33 goals. The 2002–03 season was a comparatively disappointing one as Klose found the back of the net a mere seven times.

Werder Bremen

Klose transferred to Werder Bremen in 2004 for a sum of €5 million. After a lackluster start, Klose formed an impressive attacking triangle with French midfielder Johan Micoud and Croatian forward Ivan Klasnić as well as, though less frequently, Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez, scoring 15 goals in the Bundesliga.

Despite his relatively slender frame, Klose is one of the best headers of the ball in the Bundesliga. Moreover, he combines a natural killer instinct inside the box with excellent technical ability, and is equally lethal with the ball at his feet. By 2005, the introverted Klose had established himself as one of Germany's top forwards, if not the best. In the 2005–06 season, he scored 25 goals, the highest that season, and registered 16 assists in just 26 games in the Bundesliga.

After his strong performance at the 2006 World Cup, Klose was linked by newspapers with a move away from the Weserstadion. European giants Barcelona and Juventus were listed among his potential suitors. Klose was also heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich, with Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer an admirer of Klose.

On 7 June 2007, Klose confirmed that he would leave Werder Bremen for Bayern Munich either before the 2007–08 season or upon the expiration of his contract with Werder at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Bayern Munich

On 26 June 2007, club president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Bayern Munich had reached an agreement with Werder Bremen regarding the transfer of Klose for an estimated fee of €15 million. Klose completed his medical with Bayern on 28 June 2007 before signing a four-year contract.

After these successful friendly matches, Klose made his first competitive appearance for Bayern in a 4–1 victory against old team Werder Bremen in the first round of the DFB-Ligapokal. After missing the semi-final victory over VfB Stuttgart due to injury, Klose returned in the final against Schalke, scoring his first competitive goal for Bayern to win the title.

Klose made his Bundesliga debut in the game against Hansa Rostock on 11 August 2007 in which he scored two goals. The game ended 3–0 for Bayern Munich with Klose's striking partner Luca Toni scoring the third goal. In late September, he claimed his first hat-trick for the club in a 5-0 League success over Energie Cottbus.

After that bright start to his Bayern career, Klose struggled during the latter half of the Bundesliga season. His total of 20 goals in all competitions - with an impressive DFB Cup record - did however play a significant role in helping the club to a league and cup double.

International career

His consistency as a goal-scorer in his first Bundesliga season at Kaiserslautern earned him attention. In January 2001, the then national coach Jerzy Engel of the Polish national team travelled to Germany to persuade Klose to choose playing 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”. In fact, he soon was capped and made his debut for Germany against Albania on 24 March 2001. Klose came on as a substitute and headed in from close range the winning 2-1 goal two minutes from time.

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

In the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan, he scored five headed goals for the German national team, finishing joint second highest goal scorer along with Rivaldo. This tally included a hat trick in Germany's 8–0 hammering of Saudi Arabia. Klose's trademark goal celebration is a front-flip which he did five times during the 2002 World Cup and which has earned him the fans' nickname “Salto-Klose”.

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. This led to Germany's 4–2 win over Costa Rica.

Klose played against the country of his birth, Poland, in Germany's second match. During the tournament, he formed a formidable strike partnership with Poland-born Lukas Podolski scoring 8 goals between them.

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 Germany's 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 quarterfinal game played on June 30, 2006, with Germany going on to win 4–2 on penalties. Klose is the first German since Gerd Müller in the 1970s to become the top scorer at a World Cup, and the first World Cup finals top scorer from unified Germany (Müller represented the former West Germany). Klose has scored ten goals in World Cup finals, and is six goals away from overtaking Brazilian forward Ronaldo as the all-time highest scorer in the World Cup.

Klose's five 2002 World Cup goals were all headers; only the fifth of his five goals in the 2006 matches was a header (his first in two years). Three of the first four were scored with his favoured right foot. 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. Klose also holds the record for being the only player to score 5 goals in consecutive World Cups.

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 7th 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 Klose's career came on 8 September 2007, as he captained Germany for the first time and celebrated this honour by scoring both of his country's goals in a 2–0 victory over Wales. The next day, one of the headlines in the UEFA official website was “Captain Klose Takes Germany Closer (to qualifying).”

In the main tournament, Klose started the opening group game against Poland and was the provider of both of German goals which were scored by Lukas Podolski in a 2-0 victory. He played the remaining two group games against Croatia and Austria with no goals. He finally broke his duck during the knockout stages, scoring the second goal for Germany during both quarter final and semi-final against Portugal and Turkey. However he was unable to score during the final against Spain.

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 March 2001	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Albania	2-1	2-1	World Cup 2002 Qualifying
2.	28 March 2001	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	Greece	3-2	4-2	World Cup 2002 Qualifying
3.	13 February 2002	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Israel	1-1	7-1	Friendly
4.	13 February 2002	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Israel	2-1	7-1	Friendly
5.	13 February 2002	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Israel	4-1	7-1	Friendly
6.	18 May 2002	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Austria	1-0	6-2	Friendly
7.	18 May 2002	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Austria	2-0	6-2	Friendly
8.	18 May 2002	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Austria	4-2	6-2	Friendly
9.	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	1-0	8-0	FIFA World Cup 2002
10.	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	2-0	8-0	FIFA World Cup 2002
11.	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	5-0	8-0	FIFA World Cup 2002
12.	5 June 2002	Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan	Republic of Ireland	1-0	1-1	FIFA World Cup 2002
13.	11 June 2002	Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan	Cameroon	1-0	2-0	FIFA World Cup 2002
14.	16 October 2002	AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany	Faroe Islands	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15.	11 June 2003	Gundadalur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16.	18 February 2004	Gradski stadion u Poljudu, Split, Croatia	Croatia	1-0	2-1	Friendly
17.	17 November 2004	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	Cameroon	1-0	3-0	Friendly
18.	17 November 2004	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	Cameroon	2-0	3-0	Friendly
19.	16 December 2004	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Japan	1-0	3-0	Friendly
20.	16 December 2004	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Japan	3-0	3-0	Friendly
21.	1 March 2006	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany	United States	3-0	4-1	Friendly
22.	27 May 2006	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Luxembourg	1-0	7-0	Friendly
23.	27 May 2006	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Luxembourg	4-0	7-0	Friendly
24.	30 May 2006	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Japan	1-2	2-2	Friendly
25.	9 June 2006	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Costa Rica	2-1	4-2	FIFA World Cup 2006
26.	9 June 2006	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Costa Rica	3-1	4-2	FIFA World Cup 2006
27.	20 June 2006	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Ecuador	1-0	3-0	FIFA World Cup 2006
28.	20 June 2006	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Ecuador	2-0	3-0	FIFA World Cup 2006
29.	30 June 2006	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Argentina	1-1	1-1 (a.e.t.), 4-2 (pen.)	FIFA World Cup 2006
30.	16 August 2006	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Sweden	2-0	3-0	Friendly
31.	16 August 2006	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Sweden	3-0	3-0	Friendly
32.	6 September 2006	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	3-0	13-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
33.	6 September 2006	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	6-0	13-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
34.	8 September 2007	Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
35.	8 September 2007	Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	2-0	2-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
36.	17 November 2007	AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany	Cyprus	2-0	4-0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
37.	6 February 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	2-0	3-0	Friendly
38.	26 March 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	1-0	4-0	Friendly
39.	27 May 2008	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Belarus	1-0	2-2	Friendly
40.	19 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Portugal	2-0	3-2	UEFA Euro 2008
41.	25 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Turkey	2-1	3-2	UEFA Euro 2008
42.	10 September 2008	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1-1	3-3	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
43.	10 September 2008	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2-2	3-3	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
44.	10 September 2008	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	3-3	3-3	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying

Awards and Honours

Career stats

As of 4 March 2009

**All-Time Club Performance**
Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup*		European Competition		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Bayern Munich	08–09	21	9	4	3	7	6	29	17
	07–08	27	10	8	6	12	5	47	21
	Total	48	19	12	9	19	11	77	38
Werder Bremen	06–07	31	13	3	0	13	2	47	15
	05–06	26	25	5	2	9	4	40	31
	04–05	32	15	5	0	8	2	44	17
	Total	89	53	13	2	30	8	132	63
FC Kaiserslautern	03–04	26	10	1	1	2	1	29	12
	02–03	32	9	4	4	0	0	36	13
	01–02	31	16	4	0	-	-	35	16
	00–01	29	9	4	0	12	2	45	11
	99–00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	120	44	13	5	14	3	147	52
Career Totals		258	116	38	16	63	22	356	153

Includes Liga-Pokal.

References

"Miroslav Klose". GFDb.com. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
Thomas Urban (26 June 2006). "Stolz von Oberschlesien - Der Vater von Miroslav Klose will nur eines nicht: als Pole gelten (Upper Silesia's pride: The father of Miroslav Klose does not want one thing: to be considered Polish)" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung online. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
^ "Miroslav Klose: Gdybyście się nie spóźnili..." (in Polish). euro2008.pl. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
""Ein dickköpfiges Bambi"" (in German). spiegel.de. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
"Spielerfrauen. Sylwia Klose" (in German). www.em-08.info/. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
""Miroslav Klose"". Retrieved 25 June 2008.
"Reds table bid for Werder star Klose". fcbayern.de. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"Klose call as Germans beat Albania". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byRonaldo	FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 2006	Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byMichael Ballack	German Footballer of the Year 2006	Succeeded byMario Gómez

v t e Bundesliga top scorers
1903: Riso & Stanischewski 1904: E. Müller & Perry 1905: Herzog & Richter 1906: Blüher 1907: Burkart & Röpnack 1908: Worpitzky 1909: Worpitzky 1910: Zincke 1911: Worpitzky 1912: Förderer 1913: Pömpner 1914: Franz 1920: Hierländer, Seiderer & Träg 1921: Popp 1922: Breuel, Harder, Popp, Schneider, Semmler & Träg 1923: Harder 1924: Popp & Roßburg 1925: Hochgesang, Kirsei, Lüke, Träg & Warnecke 1926: Harder 1927: Franz 1928: Grenzel & Harder 1929: Sobek 1930: Schmitt 1931: Kirsei 1932: Ehmer 1933: Ehmer 1934: Siffling 1935: Poertgen 1936: Helmchen 1937: Kalwitzki & Mayer 1938: Carstens 1939: Kalwitzki 1940: Binder 1941: Eppenhoff 1942: Szepan 1943: Binkert & Kalwitzki 1944: Schön 1948: Baßler, Machate, Schaffer & Walter 1949: Boller & Löttke 1950: Wojtkowiak 1951: Baßler, Eckel, Kallenborn & Winterstein 1952: Winterstein 1953: Baitinger 1954: Baitinger, Paetz & Stollenwerk 1955: Islacker 1956: Niepieklo 1957: Niepieklo & Wenzel 1958: Klodt 1959: Feigenspan 1960: Seeler 1961: Seeler 1962: Stein & Thielen 1963: C. Müller 1964: Seeler 1965: Brunnenmeier 1966: Emmerich 1967: Emmerich & G. Müller 1968: Löhr 1969: G. Müller 1970: G. Müller 1971: Kobluhn 1972: G. Müller 1973: G. Müller 1974: Heynckes & G. Müller 1975: Heynckes 1976: Fischer 1977: D. Müller 1978: D. Müller & G. Müller 1979: K. Allofs 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Rummenigge 1982: Hrubesch 1983: Völler 1984: Rummenigge 1985: K. Allofs 1986: Kuntz 1987: Rahn 1988: Klinsmann 1989: T. Allofs & Wohlfarth 1990: Andersen 1991: Wohlfarth 1992: Walter 1993: Kirsten & Yeboah 1994: Kuntz & Yeboah 1995: Basler & Herrlich 1996: Bobic 1997: Kirsten 1998: Kirsten 1999: Preetz 2000: Max 2001: Barbarez & Sand 2002: Amoroso & Max 2003: Christiansen & Élber 2004: Aílton 2005: Mintál 2006: Klose 2007: Gekas 2008: Toni 2009: Grafite 2010: Džeko 2011: Gómez 2012: Huntelaar 2013: Kießling 2014: Lewandowski 2015: Meier 2016: Lewandowski 2017: Aubameyang 2018: Lewandowski 2019: Lewandowski 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Lewandowski 2023: Füllkrug & Nkunku 2024: Kane

Bundesliga top scorers

1903: Riso & Stanischewski
1904: E. Müller & Perry
1905: Herzog & Richter
1906: Blüher
1907: Burkart & Röpnack
1908: Worpitzky
1909: Worpitzky
1910: Zincke
1911: Worpitzky
1912: Förderer
1913: Pömpner
1914: Franz
1920: Hierländer, Seiderer & Träg
1921: Popp
1922: Breuel, Harder, Popp, Schneider, Semmler & Träg
1923: Harder
1924: Popp & Roßburg
1925: Hochgesang, Kirsei, Lüke, Träg & Warnecke
1926: Harder
1927: Franz
1928: Grenzel & Harder
1929: Sobek
1930: Schmitt
1931: Kirsei
1932: Ehmer
1933: Ehmer
1934: Siffling
1935: Poertgen
1936: Helmchen
1937: Kalwitzki & Mayer
1938: Carstens
1939: Kalwitzki
1940: Binder
1941: Eppenhoff
1942: Szepan
1943: Binkert & Kalwitzki
1944: Schön
1948: Baßler, Machate, Schaffer & Walter
1949: Boller & Löttke
1950: Wojtkowiak
1951: Baßler, Eckel, Kallenborn & Winterstein
1952: Winterstein
1953: Baitinger
1954: Baitinger, Paetz & Stollenwerk
1955: Islacker
1956: Niepieklo
1957: Niepieklo & Wenzel
1958: Klodt
1959: Feigenspan
1960: Seeler
1961: Seeler
1962: Stein & Thielen
1963: C. Müller
1964: Seeler
1965: Brunnenmeier
1966: Emmerich
1967: Emmerich & G. Müller
1968: Löhr
1969: G. Müller
1970: G. Müller
1971: Kobluhn
1972: G. Müller
1973: G. Müller
1974: Heynckes & G. Müller
1975: Heynckes
1976: Fischer
1977: D. Müller
1978: D. Müller & G. Müller
1979: K. Allofs
1980: Rummenigge
1981: Rummenigge
1982: Hrubesch
1983: Völler
1984: Rummenigge
1985: K. Allofs
1986: Kuntz
1987: Rahn
1988: Klinsmann
1989: T. Allofs & Wohlfarth
1990: Andersen
1991: Wohlfarth
1992: Walter
1993: Kirsten & Yeboah
1994: Kuntz & Yeboah
1995: Basler & Herrlich
1996: Bobic
1997: Kirsten
1998: Kirsten
1999: Preetz
2000: Max
2001: Barbarez & Sand
2002: Amoroso & Max
2003: Christiansen & Élber
2004: Aílton
2005: Mintál
2006: Klose
2007: Gekas
2008: Toni
2009: Grafite
2010: Džeko
2011: Gómez
2012: Huntelaar
2013: Kießling
2014: Lewandowski
2015: Meier
2016: Lewandowski
2017: Aubameyang
2018: Lewandowski
2019: Lewandowski
2020: Lewandowski
2021: Lewandowski
2022: Lewandowski
2023: Füllkrug & Nkunku
2024: Kane

v t e Footballer of the Year (Germany)
1960: Seeler 1961: Morlock 1962: Schnellinger 1963: Schäfer 1964: Seeler 1965: Tilkowski 1966: Beckenbauer 1967: Müller 1968: Beckenbauer 1969: Müller 1970: Seeler 1971: Vogts 1972: Netzer 1973: Netzer 1974: Beckenbauer 1975: Maier 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Maier 1978: Maier 1979: Vogts 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Breitner 1982: K. Förster 1983: Völler 1984: Schumacher 1985: Briegel 1986: Schumacher 1987: Rahn 1988: Klinsmann 1989: Häßler 1990: Matthäus 1991: Kuntz 1992: Häßler 1993: Köpke 1994: Klinsmann 1995: Sammer 1996: Sammer 1997: Kohler 1998: Bierhoff 1999: Matthäus 2000: Kahn 2001: Kahn 2002: Ballack 2003: Ballack 2004: Aílton 2005: Ballack 2006: Klose 2007: Gómez 2008: Ribéry 2009: Grafite 2010: Robben 2011: Neuer 2012: Reus 2013: Schweinsteiger 2014: Neuer 2015: De Bruyne 2016: Boateng 2017: Lahm 2018: Kroos 2019: Reus 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Nkunku 2023: Gündoğan 2024: Kroos

Footballer of the Year (Germany)

1960: Seeler
1961: Morlock
1962: Schnellinger
1963: Schäfer
1964: Seeler
1965: Tilkowski
1966: Beckenbauer
1967: Müller
1968: Beckenbauer
1969: Müller
1970: Seeler
1971: Vogts
1972: Netzer
1973: Netzer
1974: Beckenbauer
1975: Maier
1976: Beckenbauer
1977: Maier
1978: Maier
1979: Vogts
1980: Rummenigge
1981: Breitner
1982: K. Förster
1983: Völler
1984: Schumacher
1985: Briegel
1986: Schumacher
1987: Rahn
1988: Klinsmann
1989: Häßler
1990: Matthäus
1991: Kuntz
1992: Häßler
1993: Köpke
1994: Klinsmann
1995: Sammer
1996: Sammer
1997: Kohler
1998: Bierhoff
1999: Matthäus
2000: Kahn
2001: Kahn
2002: Ballack
2003: Ballack
2004: Aílton
2005: Ballack
2006: Klose
2007: Gómez
2008: Ribéry
2009: Grafite
2010: Robben
2011: Neuer
2012: Reus
2013: Schweinsteiger
2014: Neuer
2015: De Bruyne
2016: Boateng
2017: Lahm
2018: Kroos
2019: Reus
2020: Lewandowski
2021: Lewandowski
2022: Nkunku
2023: Gündoğan
2024: Kroos

v t e Germany squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Kahn (c) 2 Linke 3 Rehmer 4 Baumann 5 Ramelow 6 Ziege 7 Neuville 8 Hamann 9 Jancker 10 Ricken 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Asamoah 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Bode 18 Böhme 19 Schneider 20 Bierhoff 21 Metzelder 22 Frings 23 Butt Coach: Völler

v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2004
1 Kahn (c) 2 Hinkel 3 Friedrich 4 Wörns 5 Nowotny 6 Baumann 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Hamann 9 Bobic 10 Kurányi 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Brdarić 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Ernst 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Lahm 22 Frings 23 Hildebrand Coach: Völler

v t e Germany squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup third place
1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Huth 5 Kehl 6 Nowotny 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Hanke 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Kahn 13 Ballack (c) 14 Asamoah 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Odonkor 23 Hildebrand Coach: Klinsmann

v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2008 runners-up
1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Fritz 5 Westermann 6 Rolfes 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Gómez 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Enke 13 Ballack (c) 14 Trochowski 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Odonkor 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Kurányi 23 Adler Coach: Löw

v t e FC Bayern Munich – current squad
1 Neuer (c) 2 Upamecano 3 Kim M.J. 6 Kimmich 7 Gnabry 8 Goretzka 9 Kane 10 Sané 11 Coman 15 Dier 16 Palhinha 17 Olise 18 Peretz 19 Davies 20 Ibrahimović 21 Itō 22 Guerreiro 23 Boey 25 Müller 26 Ulreich 27 Laimer 28 Buchmann 39 Tel 42 Musiala 44 Stanišić 45 Pavlović Manager: Kompany

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