Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose ends playing career Tuesday Nov 01,2016

Miroslav Klose has hung up his boots to embark on a new career as a manager.

The man who scored more goals than any other for Germany is now about to enter a training program with Germany's football association

His 71 goals are more than any other player has scored for Germany and his 137 appearances are second only to Lothar Matthäus' 150.

In a statement posted on its website on Tuesday Nov 01,2016, the German Football Association (DFB) announced that Miroslav Klose, who last played for Lazio in Serie A, decided to call time on his playing career to start work on gaining his coaching qualifications.

According to the statement, the 38-year-old Klose is to embark work with national team head coach Joachim Löw and sporting director Hansi Flick as part of an individual training program. Klose is to be a trainee in the national team's coaching set up and also be involved with national youth squads. He is to be with die Mannschaft for matches in San Marino and Italy later this month.

Until recently, Klose, whose contract with Lazio expired at the end of last season, had hoped to continue his playing career, said in recent months he had warmed up to the idea of hanging up the boots and becoming a coach.

The Polish-born Klose began his Bundesliga career in Kaiserslautern, before moving on to Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, and finally Lazio