var playerInfo={"0FA2227E78AF1E09":"Kevin Kuranyi","58D6F117B0E852FD":"190cm","556D73B2C9A2AD6A1BFA53519B08D73A":"22","249186B187931B83":"83kg","5B991257A722E1E0F74ECF7A8C1C2945":"","A16C626949206183":"8991","32F0494A6A8D9C00F8184D20C089D458":"1982-3-2","B13BBD17F9E21D375893DBD6F2FC7F72":"0","2A56C1DBE121525F":"Hoffenheim","E630D11720E4B295":"1","C1F9C3B7B448DF0B30693C46CF342E45":"<P><STRONG>Profile<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Left out of Germany's 2006 FIFA World Cup, Kevin Kuranyi will be looking to add to his impressive tally of international goals at UEFA EURO 2008. A classy, confident centre-forward, he has enjoyed two highly-productive seasons with FC Schalke 04 and, at 26, will hope he is ready to deliver this summer.<BR><BR>Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Panama, he came to Germany in 1997, aged 15.<BR><BR>Youth development at VfB Stuttgart; scored 15 goals in first full Bundesliga campaign (2002\/03) as team finished second.<BR><BR>Scored in first two UEFA Champions League games &#8211; v Rangers FC and Manchester United FC; started all three matches for Germany at UEFA EURO 2004&#8482; but failed to score.<BR><BR>Eight goals in first six internationals under J&#252;rgen Klinsmann, including hat-trick in 3-1 win over Austria, but barren 2005\/06 for Germany cost him World Cup place.<BR><BR>Left Stuttgart for Schalke in 2005; forty Bundesliga goals in three seasons &#8211; narrowly missed out on title to former club in 2006\/07.<BR><BR>Stunning return to competitive action for national team after almost two years with both goals in UEFA EURO 2008&#8482; qualifying win away to Czech Republic in Prague (2-1).<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<BR><BR><\/STRONG>Kuranyi met his wife &#8211; Viktorija Peli\u010di\u0107 &#8211; in a public swimming pool.<\/P>","50F712C5D7EA2EE5C48850A5D641D459":"Dinamo Moscow","809C0B5A31626463":"921","07457F0B881B82B22AE30767A70DD3E1":"","F8A44A36F46FF4E4":"Kevin Kuranyi","72FFC7073AEDD99FBC6698239F961CC0":"2015-7-24","07FC4394D7BF000AA5BFC85E2D0D6D63":"Germany,Brazil,Panama","3653565C44D0522B57B14E876735C3FA":"Dinamo Moscow,Schalke 04,VfB Stuttgart","e_index":0};