FIFA World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose takes shock managerial job
World Cup winner and Germany’s all-time greatest goalscorer Miroslav Klose will begin his managerial career with Austrian club SCR Altach.
Klose, who has most recently worked as Bayern Munich's assistant coach, is set to sign a contract with the top-tier Austrian side before being officially presented on Monday.
𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯 𝐊𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 🤝🏻 𝐒𝐂𝐑 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡
— SCR Altach (@SCRAltach) June 17, 2022
Ein großer Name im Weltfußball und ab sofort unser neuer Cheftrainer: Herzlich Willkommen Miroslav Klose!
➡️ https://t.co/nKm6GRBLwK pic.twitter.com/MoMta13JhW
Klose expressed his excitement at joining the club, telling the club's website: "I'm really looking forward to my new job here in Altach! It was just that positive feeling right from the start that I have to have, that I'm in the right place here.
They weren't even KLOSE to being able to stop him! 😱#Bundesliga fans, drop some 🎂 for birthday boy Miroslav #Klose! pic.twitter.com/4bcePawDcU
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) June 9, 2022
"Known as a hard, down-to-earth worker, Miroslav has risen to the world class. The values he stands for are a perfect match for our club and his football skills are undisputed anyway."