By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Former German international Miroslav Klose is planning a career as a football coach.
The 137 times capped 39-year-old intends to do a coaching license as early as in summer 2018. "If I want to become a coach I have to take care of a team. That is what I intend to do," the 2014 World Champion said in a recent interview.
In a few years, the German Bundesliga is his goal, according to Germany's most successful international with 71 goals.
"To once work in the Bundesliga is one of my dreams," Klose said, adding he would still have to decide if he will start his new career in the youth section of a club or start with an adult team.
"I think it is a good strategy to gain experience in the youth education. I get along with youngsters well. But first I have to develop a feeling what would be the best start for me, the Bundesliga, a lower league or a youngsters' team," Klose said.
For the last months, Klose had been working as an advisor for the German national team and head coach Joachim Loew.
Klose joined the German national team coaching staff as a trainee taking care of the teams' strikers. "Together with assistant coach Marcus Sorg, I create video-clips showing the forwards what they could do better. I am part of the coaching team and attend all training sessions," Klose commented. "We deliver our impressions at halftime during the games."
Next, to work during training sessions and games, Klose is involved in scouting the team's next opponents.
The former professional is happy about the opportunity to be part of a coaching team. "This is a great experience for me," Klose said.
It is helpful for him to have played at a top level as a player. "I know what a player feels and what a player is thinking about during a game. Like others I have experienced the same moments on the pitch myself," the former striker said.
Klose played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Lazio Rom and won two national titles in Germany, the German Cup once and once the Italian Cup. Having scored 16 goals at World Cups, Klose is Germany's most successful World Cup scorer. Klose attended four World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) and is the player having scored most goals after turning 30 (32) for the German national team. Klose retired after the 2014 World Cup but continued to play for Lazio until the end of the 2015/2016 season.
He would still have to learn more about tactics as football today requires much more tactical options than 10 years before. "It is important to develop a feeling for the right moment to speak about necessary improvements. I have learned much about details that are important," Klose said.
According to Loew's plans, Klose is supposed to stay with the German team until the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Klose told German media he sees his future "on the pitch", indicating the administrative job as a sports-director won't meet his plans. he said the job as a coach working for Bayern Munich would be a dream of many coaches and is in his mind too.
"One of the youngster's teams or the amateur team or the A-team - the club is a great place to be as a player and as a coach," Klose emphasized.
