Kevin Kuranyi: biography and career of the former captain of the Moscow "Dynamo"

Kevin Kuranyi was born on March 2, 1982 in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). This player has a rather interesting career and personal biography. Therefore, this topic should be discussed in more detail.

Briefly about biography

Kevin Kuranyi was born in a very wealthy family. He grew up in Panama. He has a "rich" nationality. Kevin's father is of German-Hungarian descent, mother is a native inhabitant of Panama. It is not surprising that the footballer Kevin Kuranyi himself today is a citizen of not one or even two countries. He has a passport of three states. It is, as you might guess, Brazil, Panama and Germany.

Now Kevin Kuranyi is married to a bright blonde named Victoria Pelichich. A girl of Croatian nationality, but she also speaks Russian fluently. The couple have two children.

Football Kevin began to get involved in six years, learning the art of this sport in FC "Serrano Petropolis". There he studied until 1993, after which he was taken to Las Promesas. More than a year in this team Kuranyi did not last, moving to "Sporting", and then back to "Las Promesas". From 1996 to 1997 Kevin played for his very first team ("Serrano"), and then moved to "Stuttgart", with which his real career started.

Career in Moscow

Perhaps the most vivid period in the life of the player is the time when he played for the Moscow "Dynamo". Kevin Kuranyi also thinks so. After his transition in this year, 2015, the year in "Hoffenheim", he said that he was forever a fan of "Dynamo". For the Moscow team, he played five years (from 2010 to 2015), went on the field 123 times and scored as many as fifty goals.

In general, before signing a contract with the Russians in 2010, Kevin Kuranyi all weighed several times. And he took the right decision, in his opinion. Then many were surprised by the latest information about where Kevin Kuranyi is playing.

But in the "Dynamo" football player looked good - this can not be argued. Already by the end of 2010, his fans were recognized as the best player in the club. He went to the field 16 times and scored as many as 9 goals. In the following season, he also distinguished himself - immediately in the first round. The striker played perfectly, so in 2012 he was appointed captain of the club. However, the next season, 2013/14, he missed because of the injury.

International career and achievements

Kevin Kuranyi, in addition to performing for various clubs ("Stuttgart", "Schalke 04", "Dynamo", etc.), is known for his career in the national team of Germany. He made his debut as a member of this team in 2004 - then it was a match that took place in the qualifying tournament for the 2004 European Championships.

In 2003, on the 11th of October, he completed his first goal. Thus, Kevin secured the winning score in the match, held against the team of Iceland. At the end of the game, the scoreboard lit up the numbers 3: 0. So Germany went to Euro 2004.

But the application for the home World Cup player was not included. As well as in the main team for the game against the Russian team in 2008. After that, Kevin went home, and the head coach - Joachim Loew - said that Kuranyi will not be called to the team anymore.

But Kevin is one of the 33 best players of the Premier League, as well as the silver and bronze medalist of the European Championship 2008 and the Confederations Cup 2005.