Miroslav Klose
06/19/2008 – Klose – Euro2008 Soccer Championship – Quarter Final – Portugal Vs. Germany (2-3) – June 19, 2008 – St. Jakob Stadium – Basel, Switzerland – Keywords: – False – – Photo Credit: Insidefoto / PR Photos
Birth Name: Mirosław Marian Klose
Place of Birth: Opole, Poland
Date of Birth: 9 June, 1978
Ethnicity: Polish, German
Miroslav Klose, also known as Miroslav Josef Klose, is a Polish-born German professional footballer and manager. He was a striker, who played with FC 08 Homburg II, FC 08 Homburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, and Lazio, and for the German national team. He is the all-time top scorer for Germany. He was assistant manager for Germany and Bayern Munich, and manager for Bayern Munich U17 and Rheindorf Altach.
Miroslav was born in Opele, Poland, a Silesian city, and is the son of Barbara Jeż and Józef Klose. His father was born in Sławięcice, Poland, and was a professional footballer. His mother was on the Poland women’s national handball team. Miroslav moved to Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, in 1986. His full name has been listed as Mirosław Marian Klose and Mirosław Josef Klose.
He is married to Polish-born Sylwia, with whom he has two children. The family speaks Polish at home. Miroslav is Catholic.
Miroslav has not had Polish citizenship since he was eighteen. He carries a German passport.
Miroslav’s paternal grandfather was Erwin Klose (the son of August Klose and Viktoria Kuznik).
Miroslav’s paternal grandmother was Gertrud Panek (the daughter of Johann Panek and Marie Kubitzki). Johann was the son of Philipp Panek and Viktoria Pietrek. Marie was the daughter of Georg Kubitzki and Hedwig Stollorz.
Source: https://eurosport.tvn24.pl
Can you add that he is the top scorer of all time for Germany.
Thank you
@ bablah
I am kinda confused about Miro Klose background. What is he?
Problem is that there are Germans from Silesia that identify as Silesian, but there is also a separate Silesian Slavic langage that is different from both Polish and Czech, and there are Silesian speakers who identify as Silesan. Maybe just put him down as Polish and German (and looking at his father’s family tree, he’s more of the former). The Silesian thing is a bit confusing.
Miroslav’s paternal grandfather was Erwin Klose (the son of August Klose and Viktoria Kuznik).
Miroslav’s paternal grandmother was Gertrud Panek (the daughter of Johann Panek and Marie Kubitzki). Johann was the son of Philipp Panek and Viktoria Pietrek. Marie was the daughter of Georg Kubitzki and Hedwig Stollorz.
Thank you very much.
I am inclined to believe he has little to no German ancestry. Anything about him appears to be very Polish.
is Pashtun your ethnic group?
they speak polish to there childrn good keep the language alive.
His father is not German, he’s Silesian which is a Slavic minority ethnicity most closely related to Czech and Polish people. Silesia was occupied by Germans for generations which is why his father was allowed to immigrate to Germany alongside other people.
Silesians are ethnically, culturally, historically, and linguistically similar to Poles and Czechs than they are to Germans.