All-time World Cup top scorer, Miroslav Klose has drawn the curtains on his playing career to take up a coaching role.
The 38-year-old last played for Lazio in Italy will join Joachim Löw’s coaching staff as he studies for his pro licence, the German football association (DFB) have confirmed.
According to the DFB, in consultation with Löw and the technical director, Hansi Flick, Klose will now undergo an individual training program “with the clear aim of embarking on a coaching careerâ€.
Klose who retired from international football after winning the World Cup with Germany in 2014, scored 16 Wolrd Cup goals across four tournaments to surpass Ronaldo da Lima's record of 14 goals.
Klose, who played 137 games for Germany scoring 71 goals to become the top scorer, saY's,  “I celebrated my greatest successes in the national team and this was a wonderful time which remains unforgettable.
“That is why I’m delighted to return to the DFB. In the past few months, I have thought a lot about continuing my playing career, but also about looking at new avenues, namely becoming a coach.
“Reading a game, preparing painstakingly, developing strategies and tactics have always intrigued me and interested me a lot as a player. I am very grateful to Jogi Löw and Hansi Flick for this opportunity to sharpen my ideas now in practice", he said according to Guardian UK.
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