He trained as a carpenter before 1.FC Kaiserslautern sanded away the rough edges to produce a smooth finisher. They sold Klose’s transfer rights to a lottery company and he has been hitting the jackpot ever since. Not big, quick or exceptionally skilful, he has a knack of being in the right place at the right time. His two goals against Ecuador yesterday took his tally for Germany to 30 in 59 matches and to four in the tournament, one short of his total in the 2002 World Cup.
PLAYER STATISTICS
Position Striker
Minutes played 65
Goals 2
Shots on target 2
Shots off target 2
Total passes 16
Accurate passes 7
Pass completion 43.8%
Forward pass completion35.7%