var playerInfo={"4931588B4E3083E863A5C74E5EDB35F1":"<STRONG>Profile<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Not in the frame four years ago, 26-year-old winger Giannis Amanatidis has worked his way diligently into coach Otto Rehhaghel&#39;s UEFA EURO 2008 plans with some energetic and industrious performances, not to mention the small matter of a winning goal away to Turkey in the qualifying campaign, a result that sealed Greece&#39;s place in Austria and Switzerland.<BR><BR>Born in Greece but emigrated to Germany at age of nine and has played all his club football there.<BR><BR>Two seasons in second division with SpVgg Greuther F&#252;rth before debut Bundesliga campaign with VfB Stuttgart in 2002\/03; helped club to runners-up spot and also made national team debut for Greece (20 November 2002 v Republic of Ireland).<BR><BR>Joined Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2004 but relegated and spent following season back in German top flight with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.<BR><BR>Returned to Frankfurt following club&#39;s immediate promotion; scored 12 league goals in 2005\/06.<BR><BR>Ten UEFA EURO 2008 &nbsp;qualifying appearances; goal v Turkey in Istanbul his first for Greece &#8211; almost five years after debut; scored again in next game v Malta.<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Amanatidis&#39;s first senior game on Greek soil came when he played for VfB Stuttgart at Panathinaikos FC in a 2003\/04 UEFA Champions League encounter.","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2005-8-1","92D102DDE1327A88":"Giannis Amanatidis","C9B224F2C5B356EF":"Eintracht Frankfurt","033EA04110C4B96A":"1","DF03820F537F8E7C95F8F8605BCB052C":"Greece","F9622CC2808B37CB":"80kg","70356B8F0C59F6B5":"409","95081CC600C137A3ECD07E1A2BAC6047":"18","6438FCEB8DF4FD6202A461D3835934E5":"FC Kaiserslautern,Eintracht Frankfurt,VfB Stuttgart,Greuther Furth,Stuttgarter Kickers","FD1933E1882D5E7A216F21827D2B22B4":"","76E5DE99890AB189":"18cm","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Giannis Amanatidis","B628C0FB460378A51A233D645651DF2F":"","26A41B77C025E2F442D11C4E5D31FCE8":"0","E40B4988E6F21D3C":"3804","3DD52A7123843A0599BD59EBE6AB4E97":"FC Kaiserslautern","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1981-12-3","e_index":7};