Official: M. Klose Ends Impressive Professional Career

Legendary German Miroslav Klose will no longer delight fans with goals.

The 38-year-old forward, who was a free agent, announced that he is ending his professional career and will join the coaching staff of the national team.

In the past, M. Klose has played for clubs such as "Homberg", "Kaiserslautern", Bremen's "Werder", Munich's "Bayern", and Rome's "Lazio", while in the German national team he managed to score 71 goals in 137 matches. This is the all-time record.

The player is engraved in golden letters in the history of World Championships - he scored 16 goals in 4 competitions and surpasses all opponents in this indicator.

Welcome back, Miro! Miroslav #Klose returns to #DieMannschaft to begin his coaching career with a #DFB trainee programme. More to follow... pic.twitter.com/CM7IAT6dQa