Germany's veteran striker Miroslave Klose celebrates his birthday today. We give you some fun facts about the former footballer that you may not know of.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Miroslav Klose was born in Poland.
<img title="Miroslav Klose" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/klose9june.jpg" alt="Miroslav Klose" />
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He has not had a Polish passport since he was 18-years-old.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;His mother played handball for the Polish national team and father played professional soccer for AJ Auxerre.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Klose is the all-time leading goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Klose is married to Sylwia and they have twin sons, Luan and Noah.
<img title="Klose with his wife" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/klose-wife9june.jpg" alt="Klose with his wife" /> Klose with his wife
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He refused to play for the Polish national football team as he wanted to wait for his opportunity at Germany.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Klose is the only footballer to earn 4 or more FIFA World Cup medal consecutively.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He shares a record with Teofilo Cubillas and Thomas Muller to score at least 5 goals in 2 FIFA World Cups.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He has scored the most goals in the form of headers in a single FIFA World Cup.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He is famously known for his unique style of celebrating goals - which is usually a somersault in mid-air. He earned the nicname 'Salto-Klose' - salto meaning sault.
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;He is one of only eight players in the history of Serie A to score five goals in a match.
&gt;&gt; He loves listening to music and his favourite genre is rap and hip-hop.
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Germany's veteran striker Miroslave Klose celebrates his birthday today. We give you some interesting facts about the former footballer that you may not know of

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