var playerInfo={"8084EC95B881D770":"Lokomotiv Moscow","86178E7285C328960D9569BD40C7D883":"1988-2-29","4EB8C1CDD4A86AD4B213AF7FAE87E4FE":"Schalke 04","75B83B44A2FCDD1B4FF631FCD2E3CC16":"5","D1BA8203CB065367D63301112214EF98":"0","7F6018B84729B122B8EE7594158DA382":"Schalke 04,Juventus,FC Schalke 04 II","F52748F924D1E675":"77kg","7777CB48C34672EC8F83E174F0B7EFC7":"","1BB8AF7BD3F66066":"188cm","078F3C827B475FC4":"54092","147403B66C8CB5C7":"805","816C8DE73A2D153866B49ADDE8EB04C4":"Germany","0E9052569923A91555E1DAF3C456F9CD":"<STRONG><U>CLUB<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>FC Schalke 04<BR><\/STRONG>DFB-Pokal: 2010&#8211;11<BR>DFL-Supercup: 2011<BR><STRONG><U><BR>INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Germany<\/STRONG><BR>FIFA World Cup: 2014<BR>UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG><BR>Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold Medal:<BR><\/STRONG>2007","1A770A41820EA8876555100F4F89BC57":"<P>Benedikt Howedes is a German professional footballer and Captain of FC Schalke 04.<BR><BR>Howedes is considered a defensive all-rounder, so Howedes can be deployed in every defensive positions. Howedes main playing position is as a centre back, but he can also be deployed as right or left full-back and as a right or left wing-back, which are the main positions that Howedes was deployed in under Jens Keller. Howedes&#39; defensive strengths lie in his ability to consistently win his oppositional one-on-one duels, fine heading ability and his no-nonsense style of play. Howedes&#39; high-jumping ability sees him score and set-up goals with his head, and Howedes&#39; is known for well-timed sliding tackles and standing tackles. Howedes is also known for good first-time passing and also possesses great strength.<BR><BR>In January 2007, he signed a professional contract with Schalke, he then joined Schalke&#39;s Bundesliga squad in July. Howedes&#39; first professional match was in the Champions League on 3 October 2007. On 9 March 2013, Howedes extended his contract with Schalke, until 30 June 2017. Howedes is a defender for the Germany national football team winning the World Cup with them in 2014. He was one of three players to play every single minute of the tournament.<BR><BR><STRONG>Facebook:<\/STRONG> facebook.com\/Benedikt.Hoewedes<BR><STRONG>Twitter:<\/STRONG> twitter.com\/benehoewedes<BR><STRONG>Instagram:<\/STRONG> benwedes<\/P>","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"Benedikt Howedes","A494ABC507986833":"Benedikt Howedes","D1BA8203CB0653674BC0BB939FB9C9015E7A5DD213AB87AF":"1","2F200EF80307E2A90BE724565D2038D0":"2018-7-31","3F6EEC72E60D52B53E2E6377341938DB":"2","3B9127F7BC829326":"1","e_index":2};