Kevin Kurányi
b. 1982
German footballer
- Born
- 2 Mar 1982 · Rio de Janeiro
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 2 Mar 1982BornBorn in Rio de Janeiro
- 2000 – 2002TeamVfB Stuttgart II
- 2001 – 2005TeamVfB Stuttgart
- 2002TeamGermany national football B team
- 2002 – 2003TeamGermany national under-21 football team
- 2002TeamTeam 2006
- 2003 – 2008TeamGermany men's national association football team
- 2005 – 2010TeamSchalke 04
- 2010 – 2015TeamFC Dinamo Moscow
- 2015 – 2016TeamTSG 1899 Hoffenheim
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1982 – today).
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Kevin Dennis Kurányi Rodríguez (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛvɪn kuˈʁaːniː], Hungarian: [ˈkɛvin ˈkuraːɲi]; born 2 March 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he played for the Germany national team. He was known for his great aerial ability and finishing skills.
Kurányi played youth football in Brazil and Panama before joining VfB Stuttgart in Germany where he made his senior debut in 2001. In 2005, he joined Schalke 04. After five seasons there, he joined Dynamo Moscow in Russia. He returned to Germany Hoffenheim in 2015, playing one season before retiring from professional football. He amassed 275 games and 111 goals in the Bundesliga.
From 2003 to 2008, Kurányi was part of the Germany national team, for which he scored 19 goals in 52 games. He participated in two UEFA European Championships and one FIFA Confederations Cup.
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