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Klose guides young Nuremberg toward a Bundesliga return

Klose guides young Nuremberg toward a Bundesliga return

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Key facts

  • The 48-year-old joined the club, historically one of Germany's most successful, in 2024. He steered it to 10th- and eighth-placed finishes. This…
  • He hung up his boots at 38. Until this summer he had scored more goals than any other player in men's World Cup history.
  • His squad is the youngest in the division. The average age is 23.3 years, according to Transfermarkt.

The 48-year-old joined the club, historically one of Germany's most successful, in 2024. He steered it to 10th- and eighth-placed finishes. This season Nuremberg sit second in the German second tier, behind Hertha BSC, and are the league's joint-top scorers, with a return to the top flight in sight for the first time since 2019.

He hung up his boots at 38. Until this summer he had scored more goals than any other player in men's World Cup history.

His squad is the youngest in the division. The average age is 23.3 years, according to Transfermarkt.

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