var playerInfo={"826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Bayer Leverkusen,Munchen 1860,Munchen 1860(U17),Munchen 1860 Am","65809D335DC33AB4":"","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1989-4-27","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"<P><FONT style=&quot;BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c7edcc&quot;><STRONG><U>INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Germany Youth<\/STRONG><BR>UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2008<BR>Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold Medal 2006<BR><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Golden Player:<\/STRONG> <BR>2008<BR><\/FONT><\/P>","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Bayer Leverkusen","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"185cm","0DC344593C67F298":"77338","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"7000000.00","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Lars Bender","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"78kg","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2009-8-18","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"Lars Bender (born 27 April 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a right back for and captains Bayer Leverkusen and is a member of Germany national team. He was raised in Brannenburg, city in the district of Rosenheim. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender, who also plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.<BR><BR>On 18 August 2009, Bender signed a three-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. He played his first match in the Bundesliga coming off the bench on Matchday 6 and was used as a substitute in most of 20 games he played during his first season in Bayer Leverkusen. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September, an eventual 4&#8211;0 win. In the following season, his position in the defensive midfield remained competitive and he was often second choice, but he played 27 matches and scored three goals. In the 2011&#8211;12 season, he was a regular player and played most of the games over the full season, only interrupted by a forced break for a muscle bundle crack injury in the spring of 2012. On 21 March 2012, Bender signed a new contract with Leverkusen to 2018. In the 2012&#8211;13 Bundesliga season, he played 33 games, scored 3 goals and made 6 assists. On 31 October 2013, he extended his contract with Leverkusen until 2019.","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Lars Bender","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"Germany","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"8","57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","53F6A06F211D096A":"","e_index":4};