11 facts that you didn't know about Miroslav Klose

Iconic striker Miroslav Klose created history in the World Cup when he became its top scorer with a goal against Brazil, who lost 7-1 to Germany. The no nonsense striker has been extremely lethal in the past four World Cups with 16 goals and has a chance to increase his tally in the finals against Argentina on Monday.Im sure youve heard a lot of statistics about Klose after his incredible feat buthere are some facts from his life that you might not know about.

#1 He isn\'t German

Yes, the man who has scored 16 goals in World Cup history and is Germany’s all time top scorer isn’t even German. Klose is actually Polish and lived in France until he was 8 after which he moved to Germany. He had a chance to play for Poland in 2001 but decided against it. The 36-year-old never refers to himself as German or Polish and prefers to call himself European.