Robert Lewandowski

Profile Football Stars | Robert Lewandowski | In 2006-07, Lewandowski was the third Polish division's top goal scorer with 15 goals, Helping Znicz Pruszkow win promotion. In June 2008 , Lech Poznań signed Lewandowski from Znicz for 1.5 Million zlotys. In that match he scored the only goal of the match. In his first season in the Polish top division, he was second in the goal-scoring charts. The next season, he Became the top scorer with 18 goals and helped his team win the 2009-10 championship.

In 2010, rumors emerged linking Lewandowski with Various clubs, particularly Borussia Dortmund, Genoa CFC and Blackburn Rovers. On 5 May Borussia Dortmund's general manager Michael Zorc Stated That Lewandowski had Agreed verbally to join the Bundesliga club.

Lewandowski made three appearances for Poland's U21 team, in friendly matches against England, Belarus and Finland. His debut for the senior national team came on 10 September 2008, three weeks after his 20th birthday, against San Marino where he came on as a sub and scored one goal.

Personal information
Full name Robert Lewandowski
Date of birth 21 August 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Warsaw, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 9

Youth career
-2004 Varsovia Warsaw

Senior career
years Team
2005 Delta Warsaw (4)
2005-2006 Legia Warsaw II (2)
Pruszkow Znicz 2006-2008 (36)
Lech Poznań 2008-2010 58 (32)
2010-Borussia Dortmund 67 (30)

Honours

Club
Znicz Pruszkow
     League II: 1
         2006-07

Lech Poznań
     Polish Cup: 1
         2008-09
     Polish Supercup: 1
         2009
     Ekstraklasa: 1
         2009-10

Borussia Dortmund
     Bundesliga: 2
         2010-11, 2011-12

Individual
     II Liga top scorer: 2006-07 (15 goals)
     I Liga top scorer: 2007-08 (21 goals)
     Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2009-10 (18 goals)
     Polish Revelation of the Year: 2008
     Ekstraklasa Player of the Year: 2009
     Polish Player of the Year: 2011

Miroslav Klose

Profile Football Stars | Miroslav Klose | Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup, all of the which were headers. He scored four times in 2010 World Cup, giving him a total of 14 World Cup goals and putting him joint second along with Gerd Müller on the list of FIFA World Cup goalscorers. Klose is also the only player to have scored five or more goals in consecutive World Cups, as well as the only player to have scored at least four in three different tournaments. Klose learned his football at a village club, SG-Diedelkopf Blaubach, in the German seventh division. After a season at FC Homburg, he eventually joined the reserve team of FC Kaiserslautern. In his first 67 matches, Klose scored 33 goals.

On 2 March 2004, Klose signed a four-year contract with German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for a fee of € 5 million ($ 6.2 million). On 29 August 2004, Klose scored his first goal, an equalizer, the which Bremen lost 1-2 at home against Wolfsburg. After a lacklustre start, Klose formed an impressive attacking triangle with French midfielder Johan Micoud and Croatian forward Ivan Klasnic as well as, though less frequently, Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez, scoring 15 goals in the Bundesliga. In the 2005-06 season, he scored 25 goals, the highest That season, and registered 16 assists in just 26 games in the Bundesliga. Klose was also linked with a Heavily move to Bayern Munich, Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer with an admirer of Klose. On 7 June 2007, Klose confirmed That he would leave Bayern Munich Werder Bremen for the 2007-08 season either before or upon the expiration of his contract with Werder at the end of the 2007-08 season.

Klose completed his medical with Bayern on 28 June 2007 before signing a four-year contract. After That bright start to his Bayern career, Klose struggled during the latter half of the Bundesliga season. His total of 20 goals in all competitions - with an impressive DFB Cup record - did, however, play a significant role in Helping the club to a league and cup double. Klose's second season at the club was a positive one. Klose sustained two injuries in the beginning of the 2010-11 season. Klose CAME off the bench and scored twice. On 6 June 2011, with his contract about to expire, Klose did not reach an agreement with Bayern Munich, Thus Spake leaving the club at the end of the 2010-11 season.

Klose signed a two-year contract with Lazio on 9 June 2011. Lazio is the first team he ever played for outside Germany. Klose scored his first goal for Lazio in the UEFA Europa League Play-offs 2012. He also assisted four other goals. That Lazio won 6-0 and won the game play-offs by 9-1 aggregate against Rabotnički. On 16 October 2011, Klose scored in the 93rd minute to win the Rome derby 2-1 for Lazio. On 10 December 2011, Klose scored twice and assisted one for Lazio in an away game against Lecce, Including an 87 -minute goal gave Lazio a 2-3 That victory.

Klose's consistency as a goal-scorer in his first Bundesliga season at Kaiserslautern earned him attention. In January 2001, the then coach of the Polish national team, Jerzy Engel, traveled to Germany to persuade Klose to choose to play for Poland. Klose's Hopes were justified, as he would soon score for Germany. During the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Klose has scored at least one goal in every single game he played, striking against all of Germanys opponents: Belgium, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Austria.

Personal information
Full name Miroslav Klose Josef
Date of birth 9 June 1978 (age 33)
Place of birth Opole, Poland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Lazio
Number 25

Youth career
1987-1998 SG-Diedelkopf Blaubach

Senior career
years Team
1998-1999 FC Homburg 18 (1)
1999-2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 120 (44)
1999-2000 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 49 (25)
Werder Bremen 2004-2007 89 (53)
Bayern Munich 2007-2011 98 (24)
2011-Lazio 25 (13)

National team
2001-Germany 114 (63)

Honours

Club
Werder Bremen
     DFB-Ligapokal (1): 2006

Bayern Munich
     Bundesliga (2): 2007-08, 2009-10
     UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2009-10
     DFB-Pokal (2): 2008, 2010
     DFB-Ligapokal (1): 2007
     DFB-Supercup (1): 2010

Germany
     FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 2002
     FIFA World Cup 3rd Place: 2006, 2010
     UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008

Individual
     Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (25 goals): 2006
     German Footballer of the Year: 2006
     World Cup Silver Shoe: 2002
     World Cup Golden Shoe: 2006
     Selected for the All-Star team in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups

Personal records
     FIFA World Cup second all-time top scorer along with Gerd Müller: 14 goals
     (five in 2002, five in 2006, and four in 2010)
     Only player to have scored at least four goals in three FIFA World Cups
     At least five goals scored in two FIFA World Cups, a record shared only with Teófilo Cubillas,
     only player to have scored five goals in two consecutive FIFA World Cups
     Germany's second all-time top scorer: 63 goals
     Germany's second most capped player behind Lothar Matthäus

Lukas Podolski

Profile Football Stars |  Lukas Podolski  | Podolski began playing football at the age of six in the youth team of FC Bergheim, where he played until he joined 1. FC Köln in 1995. It was there where Podolski's talents were first noticed. In 2003, at the age of 18, Podolski was still part of the club's youth side.  Josef Lukas Podolski, is a German footballer plays as a striker who or winger. for the German national team. After three years with mixed success in Munich, Podolski returned to Cologne. 

Though his call up to the German Euro 2004 squad along Brought Several interest from top clubs, Podolski stayed at Köln to help the club gain promotion in the 2004-05 season. With 24 goals, Podolski advanced to Become the league's best scorer. Somewhat unusually, Podolski remained part of the Germany squad, even though he did not play in the national top-tier league. After Köln were Promoted, the pressure was on Podolski to keep the club in the Bundesliga Practically singlehandedly. Podolski managed to score 12 goals in the 2005-06 season, but eventually, Köln were relegated again.

FC Köln through 2007. On 1 June 2006, Podolski Announced That a transfer agreement had been reached with Bayern Munich, allowing him to join the Bavarian side for the 2006-07 season. On 14 October 2006, with his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern, Podolski helped to secure the club's 4-2 win over Hertha Berlin. Podolski missed more than five match weeks. After a rather unhappy season at Bayern, he returned to former club Cologne on 1 July 2009.

In late 2003, after Several impressive performances in his first few Bundesliga games, Polish media suggested then-Polish national team coach Paweł Janas should check Podolski out, as he was still eligible to play for Poland. " By That time Podolski was still interested in representing Poland, but as the season progressed German media increasingly highlighted his performances to suggest he should be called up to the German national team. Even though the Germans played with 10-men throughout the rest of the game, Podolski had Numerous chances on goal. In the quarter final against Argentina, Klose to Podolski assisted a goal, Bringing the score to 2-0. The Germans won the match 4-0. During qualification, Podolski Provided assists for three goals and scored three times, Helping Germany to win all 10 matches of Their qualification campaign.

Personal information
Full name Josef Lukas Podolski
Date of birth 4 June 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Gliwice, Poland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger

Club information
Current club 1. FC Köln
Number 10

Youth career
1991-1995 FC Jugend 07 Bergheim
1995-2002 1. FC Köln

Senior career
years Team
2002-2004 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
2003-2006 1. FC Köln 81 (46)
Bayern Munich 2006-2009 71 (15)
2007-2008 Bayern Munich II 2 (0)
2009-1. FC Köln 79 (31)

National team
2004 Germany U-21 5 (0)
2004-Germany 95 (43)

Honours

Club
FC Köln
Bundesliga: 2004-05

FC Bayern Munich
     Bundesliga: 2007-08
     DFB-Pokal: 2008
     DFB-Ligapokal: 2007

Individual
     FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 2006
     UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament 

     UEFA Euro 2008 Silver Boot
     Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2): 2006, 2010
     Second Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (24 goals): 2005

National team
     FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006, 2010
     UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008