Kevin Kurányi Explained

Kevin Kurányi
Full Name:Kevin Dennis Kurányi Rodríguez[1]
Birth Date:2 March 1982
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.90 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1988–1993
Youthclubs1:Serrano
Youthyears2:1993–1994
Youthclubs2:Las Promesas Panama
Youthyears3:1994–1996
Youthclubs3:Serrano
Youthyears4:1996–1997
Youthclubs4:Las Promesas Panama
Youthyears5:1997–2001
Youthclubs5:VfB Stuttgart
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:VfB Stuttgart II
Caps1:33
Goals1:10
Years2:2001–2005
Clubs2:VfB Stuttgart
Caps2:99
Goals2:40
Years3:2005–2010
Clubs3:Schalke 04
Caps3:162
Goals3:71
Years4:2010–2015
Clubs4:Dynamo Moscow
Caps4:123
Goals4:50
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:1899 Hoffenheim
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:431
Totalgoals:171
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalteam1:Germany U20
Nationalyears2:2002–2003
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalteam2:Germany U21
Nationalyears3:2002
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalteam3:Germany Team 2006
Nationalyears4:2003–2008
Nationalcaps4:52
Nationalgoals4:19
Nationalteam4:Germany

Kevin Dennis Kurányi Rodríguez (pronounced as /de/, in Hungarian ˈkɛvin ˈkuraːɲi/; born 2 March 1982) is a former professional footballer. He played as a striker and possessed great aerial ability and finishing skills. 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.

Early life

Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a German[2] father of Hungarian descent and a Panamanian mother. He eventually opted to play for the Germany national team after being also qualified to play for Brazil, Panama or Hungary.[3]

Club career

Early career

Kurányi began playing football in 1988 for Petrópolis-based Serrano FC in Brazil, when he was six years old. In 1993, he transferred to Panamanian club Las Promesas, where he played for one year before going back to Serrano FC. Kurányi returned to Las Promesas in 1996 for a further year.

VfB Stuttgart

In 1997, Kurányi moved to Germany, enlisting at VfB Stuttgart's B youth team. After playing a few games in the Germany national under-21 football team, he signed his first professional contract for VfB in 2001.

Following on from his 33 matches and 10 goals for the amateur team, Kurányi played 99 matches for VfB Stuttgart's professional team, scoring 40 goals.[4] He also took part in 22 European team championship games, scoring 10 goals. In the 2002–03 season of the Bundesliga, he was the top German goal-scorer and one of the main reasons for Stuttgart's second-place finish in the league. That year, VfB and its "Junge Wilde" ("young wild ones"), comprising Timo Hildebrand, Andreas Hinkel, Alexander Hleb, Philipp Lahm, Imre Szabics and Kurányi, delighted Stuttgart fans with superb attacking football.

Schalke 04

Kurányi left Stuttgart during the 2005 summer transfer window to join Schalke, signing to 2009–10. At Gelsenkirchen, he finished top goalscorer for the team from 2005 to 2008, while the team achieved three consecutive UEFA Champions League berths.

On 15 April 2008, Kurányi scored four goals in Schalke's 5–0 win over Energie Cottbus in a league match, the other being an own goal. Three days earlier, incidentally, Schalke were beaten 5–1 at Werder Bremen, with Kurányi also netting.

Dynamo Moscow

On 9 May 2010, it was announced that Kurányi would move to Dynamo Moscow on 1 July 2010[5] and signed a three-year contract.[6] After renewing his contract with Dynamo until 2015,[7] he became captain of the team in July 2012.[8] He netted two goals for Dynamo on 9 December 2012, to lift the capital club to a 2–1 victory over Terek Grozny.[9]

1899 Hoffenheim

After his contract with Dynamo expired in the summer of 2015, Kurányi returned to Germany and signed for 1899 Hoffenheim on 24 July 2015, on a one-year deal.[10]

Kurányi announced his retirement on 24 March 2017.[11]

International career

Kurányi made his debut for Germany during the Euro 2004 qualifier against Lithuania on 29 March 2003. In his sixth appearance, the young striker netted Germany's final qualifying goal in their 3–0 defeat of Iceland. He played for his adopted country at the tournament's finals and at the 2005 Confederations Cup but was not selected for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.In 2006–07, Kurányi regained his touch and after an absence of 15 months, he was recalled to the national team, scoring during Germany's 3–1 win against Switzerland on 7 February 2007, in a friendly in Düsseldorf. In Germany's Euro 2008 qualifying match against the Czech Republic on 24 March, he scored both goals in the 2–1 victory. He was brought on during the second half of the Euro 2008 final against Spain for Thomas Hitzlsperger, but was unable to score in the 0–1 loss, receiving a yellow card in the process. Incidentally, the appearance in the final marked his 50th cap for Germany.[12]

On 11 October 2008, Kurányi was left out of the 18-man squad to face Russia. After watching the first half from the stands with other unselected players, he left the stadium during the half-time interval and failed to return to the German team hotel. After this incident, German team coach Joachim Löw said that he would never again select Kurányi for the national team.[13] One of his advisors said of the incident to reporters "He decided what he for himself found to be right, which was to say I'm going home."[14]

Personal life

Due to his mixed descent, Kurányi holds German, Panamanian and Brazilian citizenships. Kurányi has stated that he is an avid supporter of his favorite team, Brazilian side Flamengo.[15]

His son Karlo joined the Under-19 squad of VfB Stuttgart in 2022.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17] [18] [19]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II2000–01Regionalliga Süd811091
2001–02Regionalliga Süd25910269
Total33102000003510
VfB Stuttgart2001–02Bundesliga511162
2002–03Bundesliga321522954322
2003–04Bundesliga33112110834415
2004–05Bundesliga29132220633918
Total99407630231113257
Schalke 042005–06Bundesliga301020211234614
2006–07Bundesliga341522203817
2007–08Bundesliga32152220834420
2008–09Bundesliga331342714416
2009–10Bundesliga3318423720
Total162711484129720987
Dynamo Moscow2010Russian Premier League16900169
2011–12Russian Premier League4113604713
2012–13Russian Premier League271031403411
2013–14Russian Premier League15800158
2014–15Russian Premier League2410101453915
Total123501010018515156
1899 Hoffenheim2015–16Bundesliga14010150
Career total4311713415717023542210

International

National teamYearFriendliesCompetitionTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Germany
2003304171
20041010301310
200510152153
2006000000
2007326395
2008404080
Career total30132265219
International goals
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2003 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2. 31 March 2004 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3. 2 June 2004 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 2–0
5. 18 August 2004 1–0 3–1 Friendly
6. 2–1
7. 3–1
8. 8 September 2004 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 1–1 1–1 Friendly
9. 17 November 2004 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany 1–0 3–0 Friendly
10. 21 December 2004 1–0 5–1 Friendly
11. 2–0
12. 9 February 2005 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2–1 2–2 Friendly
13. 15 June 2005 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 1–0 4–3 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
14. 21 June 2005 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany 1–0 2–2 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
15. 7 February 2007 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 1–0 3–1 Friendly
16. 24 March 2007 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
17. 2–0
18. 2 June 2007 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany 1–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
19. 22 August 2007 Wembley Stadium, London 1–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

2002[20]

Schalke 04

2005Germany

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Kuranyi: Schalke kann das Champions-League-Halbfinale erreichen Goal.com. 2021-02-11. Goal.com. de.
  2. Web site: DUELL DER GEGENSÄTZE . de . 15 June 2004 . 5 December 2016 . Michael . Jahn . 8 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708064240/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/duell-der-gegensaetze---deutschland-hat-ein-harmonisches-team--aber-kaum-stuermer--bei-den-niederlaendern-ist-es-umgekehrt---deshalb-wird-schon-jetzt-ueber-trainer-advocaat-diskutiert--drei-stuermer-in-einem,10810590,10185290.html . dead .
  3. News: Kevin Kurányi. 9 June 2008. 25 May 2004. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Kevin Kurányi - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 4 May 2017 . 5 May 2017 . RSSSF.
  5. Web site: Kuranyi bestätigt Wechsel. kicker. 9 May 2010. 9 May 2010. de.
  6. Web site: http://www.fcdynamo.ru/material.php?id=5129 . ru:КУРАНЬИ – В "ДИНАМО"! . . 9 May 2010 . 10 May 2010 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100515011629/http://www.fcdynamo.ru/material.php?id=5129 . 15 May 2010 .
  7. News: Kuranyi bleibt in Moskau. 23 July 2012. Deutsche Welle. 11 November 2012. de.
  8. News: Kuranyi ist neuer Kapitän von Dynamo Moskau. 18 July 2012. Die Welt. 18 July 2012. de.
  9. Web site: Terek Grozny 1 – 2 Dinamo Moscow . ESPNFC . 9 December 2012 . 10 December 2012.
  10. Web site: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Kevin Kuranyi verstärkt die TSG. 25 July 2015. de.
  11. Web site: dfb.de. Ex-Nationalspieler Kuranyi beendet Karriere. 24 March 2017. de . 24 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Kevin Kurányi - Goals in International Matches . Matthias Arnhold . 4 May 2017 . 5 May 2017 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  13. Web site: Löw won't nominate Kurányi again. 12 October 2008. 12 October 2008. dfb.de. de.
  14. News: Kuranyi Leaves Stands, Gets the Boot From Loew. DW-World.de . 12 October 2008 . 12 October 2008.
  15. Web site: Flamenguista Kevin Kuranyi sonha marcar gol e derrotar o Brasil na final da Copa. pt. 5 October 2007. esporte.uol.com.br.
  16. Web site: VfB Stuttgart. Karlo Kuranyi kommt zur U19. Karlo Kuranyi joins the U19. 2 July 2022. 5 July 2024. de.
  17. Web site: Kevin Kuranyi. Fussballdaten.de. 20 January 2017. de.
  18. Web site: Kevin Kuranyi. Fussballdaten.de. 20 January 2017. de.
  19. Web site: Kevin Kurányi » Club matches. World Football. 20 January 2017.
  20. Web site: Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1). https://web.archive.org/web/20021021101811/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1621/Match%3D70010/index.html . dead . 21 October 2002 . uefa.com . 16 June 2020.
  21. Web site: Bundesliga Historie 2006/07. de. kicker.
  22. Web site: Bundesliga Historie 2009/10. de. kicker.