Ex-FC Bayern: Miroslav Klose on a new challenge in Germany or Italy

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In exchange with clubs

World Cup record scorer Miroslav Klose has two countries in mind for his next job as coach. “I find Germany and Italy particularly appealing, of course, where I played as a professional for a long time. If it fits, the second leagues could be very interesting for a new coaching job there – like the Bundesliga or Serie A, of course,” said the 44-year-old of the “German Press Agency”. “But the new task has to suit me 100 percent and I have to be totally convinced of it. We are currently in exchange, but there is nothing to announce yet.”

Messi and Mbappé in top 10: best scorers in World Cup history

15 Grzegorz Lato (Poland) – 10 goals in 20 appearances

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As of: after the 2022 World Cup

14 Thomas Muller (Germany) – 10 goals in 19 appearances

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13 Teófilo Cubillas (Peru) – 10 goals in 13 appearances

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11 Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) – 10 goals in 12 appearances

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11 Gary Lineker (England) – 10 goals in 12 appearances

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10 Helmut Rahn (Germany) – 10 goals in 10 appearances

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9 Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) – 11 goals in 17 appearances

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8 Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) – 11 goals in 5 appearances

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6 Kylian Mbappé (France) – 12 goals in 14 appearances

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6 Pelé (Brazil) – 12 goals in 14 appearances

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5 Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 13 goals in 26 appearances

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4 Just Fontaine (France) – 13 goals in 6 appearances

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3 Gerd Muller (Germany) – 14 goals in 13 appearances

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2 Ronaldo (Brazil) – 15 goals in 19 appearances

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1 Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 16 goals in 24 appearances

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Klose, who played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and for Lazio Rome in Italy, also finds the 3rd division exciting in Germany. “It’s important to me that I take the next meaningful step in my coaching career,” said the former world-class forward. Recently there had been speculation about an engagement with the Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland, but that was not concrete.

Until March, Klose worked as a coach for SCR Altach in Austria. Previously, he worked on the FC Bayern Campus in the youth work of the German record champions and as an assistant coach under Hansi Flick with the Munich professionals. “It was a super instructive time under Hansi Flick, from which I took an incredible amount with me. But it feels better for me to be the head coach, to have my hat on and make responsible decisions,” said Klose.

The 44-year-old sees his near future in club football. A return to the German Football Association, where he worked on the coaching staff during Joachim Löw’s tenure, “may be an issue at some point,” says Klose, “but right now I’d like to work in day-to-day business. It’s just more appealing to be on the pitch with the players every day and to help them progress.”

Nagelsmann, Magath & Co.: These German coaches are currently without a club

Julian Nagelsmann – Last club: FC Bayern

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Bruno Labbadia – Last club: VfB Stuttgart

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Florian Kohfeldt – Last club: VfL Wolfsburg

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Sandro Schwarz – Last club: Hertha BSC

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Robert Klauss – Last club: 1. FC Nuremberg

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Franco Foda – Last club: FC Zurich

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Markus Gisdol – Last club: Lokomotiv Moscow

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Joachim Löw – Last stop: Germany

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Frank Kramer – Last club: Schalke 04

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Miroslav Klose – Last club: SCR Altach

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Frank Wormuth – Last club: FC Groningen

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Markus Weinzierl – Last club: 1. FC Nuremberg

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André Breitenreiter – Last club: TSG Hoffenheim

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Alexander Blessin – Last club: Genoa CFC

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Achim Beierlorzer – Last club: RB Leipzig

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Felix Magath – Last club: Hertha BSC

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Josef Zinnbauer – Last club: Lokomotiv Moscow

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Manuel Baum – Last club: Schalke 04

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Heiko Herrlich – Last club: FC Augsburg

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Alexander Nouri – Last club: AO Kavala

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Uwe Neuhaus – Last club: Arminia Bielefeld

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Andre Schubert – Last club: FC Ingolstadt

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Mirko Slomka – Last club: Hannover 96

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Winfried Schaefer – Last club: Al-Khor SC

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Christoph Daum – Last stop: Romania

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Bernd Schuster – Last club: Dalian Professional

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Jens Keller – Last club: 1.FC Nuremberg

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Robin Dutt – Last club: Wolfsberger AC

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Maik Walpurgis – Last club: Dynamo Dresden

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Markus Feldhoff – Last club: VfL Osnabruck

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Michael Oenning – Last club: FC Wacker Innsbruck

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Marco Kurz – Last club: Melbourne Victory

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Torsten Frings – Last club: SV Meppen

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Marco Antwerp – Last club: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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Markus Babbel – Last club: Western Sydney

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Daniel Scherning – Last club: Arminia Bielefeld

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Tomas Oral – Last club: SV Sandhausen

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Jens Hartel – Last club: Hansa Rostock

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