Josef Klose

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Josef Klose (born as Józef Kloze on October 3, 1947, in Sławięcice (Slawentzitz), Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel, Heydebreck), Silesia, People's Republic of Poland) is a former footballer. He is the father of current Lazio striker and German national footballer Miroslav Klose. Josef Klose began his career at Energetyk Sławięcice. Since 1966 he was a forward for Odra Opole. In November 1978, the year his son was born, he joined French side AJ Auxerre when in Ligue 2. He helped them getting promoted in 1980 to Ligue 1 where he played 14 games, scoring twice. From 1981 to 1984, already in his mid-thirties, he played for fourth league side Châlons-sur-Saône FC.