var playerInfo={"53F6A06F211D096A":"NK Rijeka","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"Croatia","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2012-7","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Juventus[on loan],Livorno,NK Orijent Rijeka","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Dario Knezevic","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"184cm","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1982-4-20","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"5","0DC344593C67F298":"32320","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Dario Knezevic","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"79kg","65809D335DC33AB4":"","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Juventus[on loan]","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"<P><STRONG>Profile<BR><\/STRONG><BR>The 2007\/08 domestic season ended badly for Dario Kne\u017eevi\u0107 as his club, AS Livorno Calcio, finished bottom of Serie A and were relegated. However, the tough-tackling defender was undoubtedly one of the team&#39;s best performers in a disappointing campaign and did enough to earn a place in Slaven Bili\u0107&#39;s UEFA EURO 2008 squad.<BR><BR>Made the grade in Croatia with hometown club HNK Rijeka, winning domestic cup two seasons running (2004\/05 and 2005\/06); played in both legs of the two finals (against HNK Hajduk Split and NK Varteks, respectively).<BR><BR>Never scored a league goal in four seasons at Rijeka; also failed to pass beyond the qualifying round in three successive UEFA Cup campaigns.<BR><BR>Joined Livorno on three-year contract in August 2006, making Serie A debut, against FC Internazionale Milano, two months later.<BR><BR>Scored three goals in 35 appearances in 2007\/08.<BR><BR>Just one UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying appearance &#8211; in 6-0 victory away to Andorra &#8211; but came on as a substitute in first two friendlies of 2008 v Netherlands and Scotland.<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Kne\u017eevi\u0107 joined Livorno just a couple of weeks after playing in the city for Croatia against Italy &#8211; and beating the just-crowned world champions 2-0.<\/P>","e_index":4};