Scored five goals for the German national team in the 2002 FIFA World
Cup of soccer, finishing as one of the top scorers of the
tournament.
Declined to play for the Polish national team, preferring to wait for
Germany.
His wife Sylwia gave birth to twins Luan and Noah on January 30th
2005.
His mother Barbara was a member of the Polish national handball team,
his father Josef Klose an ethnic German was among other things a
professional soccer player for AJ Auxerre.
Top scorer of the 2006 World Cup with 5 goals, giving him a total of 10
goals in World Cup finals.
Owns a Doberman.
Enjoys listening to hip-hop and rap music.
As of 2014, he is the top goal scorer in the World Cup with 16 goals.