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[caption id="attachment_26215" align="aligncenter" width="580"] German World Cup winner Miroslav Klose has decided to hang his boots. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: German World Cup winner Miroslav Klose has decided to hang his boots. The 38 year old talismanic striker will start a new career with his country’s football association. The top scorer for German football team is all set to enter a training program under national coach Joaquim Low. 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. In a statement, the German Football Association announced that Miroslav Klose, who last played for Serie A, decided to retire from playing career to start work on gaining his coaching degrees. According to the statement, Klose is to start work with national team head coach Joachim Low 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 the German team for matches in San Marino and Italy later this month. "I had my greatest successes (as a player) with the national team," Klose said in the statement. "They were wonderful times that I will never forget. So I am pleased to return to the DFB." Germany head coach Low, who just yesterday extended his contract by a further two years, welcomed Klose back into the fold, saying he believed he has what it takes to be successful in his new career. "With his vision and his experience I can really see him becoming a coach in the future, and we in the DFB are pleased to help him along this path," he said. The Polish born Klose began his Bundesliga career in Kaiserslautern, before moving on to Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, and finally Lazio in the end. He scored 71 goals in 137 appearances for the country which is the most by anyone in German football history. Klose also has the distinction of scoring most goals (16) at the FIFA World Cups. He retired from international football after the FIFA World Cup win in Brazil in 2014.