Germany's record-breaking heading goalscorer Miroslav Klose has reported his retirement from global football.
The 36-year-old Lazio striker helped his nation win the World Cup in the late spring, turning into the record scorer in the competition's history.
Klose, who totalled 71 objectives in 137 internationals, turned into the third player to score at four World Cup finals.
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Germany's Miroslav Klose commends his record sixteenth World Cup objective
Klose's record 16 World Cup objectives
"I am upbeat and pleased to have helped this enormous accomplishment for German football," said Klose.
Poland-conceived Klose, who scored twice in the competition in Brazil to surpass Brazilian Ronaldo's rival record of 16 objectives, said the time was right to end a 13-year profession with the German national group.
He is the second part of the German group to stop after the competition after chief Philipp Lahm a month ago.
"Winning the title in Brazil was a youth dream work out as expected," included Klose in an announcement discharged by the German Football Association.
Miroslav Klose global accomplishments
World Cup: victor - 2014; runner-up - 2002; third-put: 2006, 2010
European Championships: runner-up - 2008
Klose made the first of his 137 global appearances in 2001 and broke Gerd Muller's 40-year-old record of 68 objectives in June.
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Germany mentor Joachim Low
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Germany chief Joachim Low said he was pleased to have worked with previous Bayern Munich forward Klose.
"When I got together with Miro a week ago he told he me he had pondered it and conversed with his family," said Low.
"I instantly sensed that his choice was irreversible and that I can't persuade him generally.
"You can just depend on Miro to keep his word of honor and that was the situation in Brazil too.
"I have a ton of appreciation for Miro's choice and also for his unimaginable national group profession that is everything except difficult to trump."
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