var playerInfo={"185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"4","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Volkan Demirel","BE541FF326E82F6A":"Hatayspor","44815DEA11FB577D5BF802155ED45F52BF89EAE80D401A5B":"1","5BB437CAF240E475":"90kg","7FB3F46040506B81":"Volkan Demirel","44815DEA11FB577D3ADEC3055D57C9DB":"0","EDBF020A791C65EC6DC356F5C22437AB":"999","EBC62A89E472008E22ACFCF9251EA2ED":"","12F030D6FCEE9D12":"22740","4FB95329DB27F065AB688F47FF3E7436":"2022-9-21","572BB26E7A76C211":"5442","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"191cm","5BAE2FF41BC6AD03489546EF11EAFCB7":"1981-10-27","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"<P><STRONG>Profile<BR><\/STRONG><BR>Much of Volkan Demirel&#39;s career at club level has been spent challenging R&#252;\u015ft&#252; Re&#231;ber for the goalkeeper&#39;s jersey at Fenerbah&#231;e SK. Now, with the latter having moved to Be\u015fikta\u015f, that particular contest has been transferred to the Turkish national team. Strong and agile, the 26-year-old enjoyed an excellent 2007\/08 season on all fronts.<BR><BR>Left lower-division Kartalspor, where he made 51 appearances, for Fenerbah&#231;e in 2002.<BR><BR>Just one game in 2002\/03 but came to fore following season when R&#252;\u015ft&#252; was at FC Barcelona, proving himself a reliable replacement as Fenerbah&#231;e won Turkish title.<BR><BR>Returned to shadows following R&#252;\u015ft&#252;&#39;s return but reasserted himself in 2005\/06, playing all six UEFA Champions League matches and featuring regularly for Turkey in FIFA World Cup qualification.<BR><BR>Came into his own in 2007\/08, especially in Europe as he helped Fenerbah&#231;e reach quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League.<BR><BR>Started four UEFA EURO 2008 qualifiers, including both games v Greece.<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Volkan went from villain to hero in Fenerbah&#231;e&#39;s UEFA Champions League first knockout round second-leg tie against Sevilla FC, conceding two goals in the first few minutes but redeeming himself with three saves in the penalty shoot-out to steer his team into the quarter-finals.<\/P>","1A49EE26E6AAD5C64FC6A19EFDD00C1A":"Fatih Karagumruk","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"Fatih Karagumruk","B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"","FD159EB5937AD12F4B2E9E75B80D3D16":"Turkiye","e_index":5};