var playerInfo={"A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Carl Hoefkens","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Club Brugge","4678B5349347B7EB":"","FA149E2002A43ED77C24C62CDFF094A5":"4","9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Club Brugge","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Carl Hoefkens","C6E00DEB351621C4":"15903","DD8BEAF452454A6D0A12C3D91CB3F716":"<P><STRONG>Carl capped a magnificent debut season in English football by picking up the Fans&#39; Player of the Year Award.<BR><BR><\/STRONG><SPAN>The summer arrival of the cultured Belgian international from Germinal Beerschot for an undisclosed fee increased an already healthy competition in defence.<BR><BR><\/SPAN><SPAN>Equally adaptable at centre-back and full-back, his attacking outlook and excellent ball playing ability proved key to City&#39;s season - as did a lethal ratio from the penalty spot.<BR><BR><\/SPAN><SPAN>Carl, who began his career in his homeland with Lierse, is a regular fixture in the Belgian national squad and at 27, seems set to enter his prime with City.<\/SPAN><\/P>","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1978-10-6","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"2023-7-1","18E9F76C307DDD99":"661","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"Belgium","A16D5E6475634BB1C2248B183B7E41495B218039EB2EF0A3":"1","82CBDCB828DBDF896209A361CA981BCF":"","30A86FC0880FF75E":"","8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"999","A16D5E6475634BB126EF698FB3550B8C":"0","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"Standard Liege","e_index":1};