Klose, new coach of Nuremberg

The former forward Miroslav Kloseone of the legends of German and world football, has become the new coach of Nurembergfrom the German Second Division.

Kloseleading scorer in the history of the World Cup, who in his career played in Kaaiserslautern, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and lazioand world champion in Brazil 2014, began his coaching career in 2016 as assistant coach of the German team.

In 2018 he led the youth academy Bayern Munich and later he became assistant to Hansi Flick in the Bavarian club’s most successful campaign. In June 2022, he became the first coach of Altach Austrian and dismissed in March 2023.

“The club has a good base”

“Tradition, passion, honest work, great fans: these are all the things I like about football and associate with Nuremberg. That’s why I immediately took advantage of this opportunity. The club has a great base in the works its youth that we want to continue building,” he said. Klose.

Joti Chatzialexiousports director of Nurembergassured that the former footballer is an “extremely meticulous and detail-obsessed coach” who not only experienced and learned a lot throughout his successful career as a player, but also developed a clear idea as a coach on how to be successful in football and what it takes to achieve it on the field and in the locker room.”

“He is a consummate footballer who has worked hard and is a role model. I have known and respected him for many years, I know how he works and how he treats the players. He just fits in here because he is ambitious and committed in success, but at the same time human, down-to-earth and humble and therefore defends the values ​​that we also want to defend here. “He is a person who can unite people,” added the leader.

Klose He will begin working with his new team on June 24, when the squad begins preseason.