var playerInfo={"BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"2","38FCF119BEE99893":"Lokomotiv Moscow","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Benedikt Howedes","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"188cm","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"<P>Benedikt Howedes is a German professional footballer and Captain of FC Schalke 04.<BR><BR>Howedes is considered a defensive all-rounder, so Howedes can be deployed in every defensive positions. Howedes main playing position is as a centre back, but he can also be deployed as right or left full-back and as a right or left wing-back, which are the main positions that Howedes was deployed in under Jens Keller. Howedes&#39; defensive strengths lie in his ability to consistently win his oppositional one-on-one duels, fine heading ability and his no-nonsense style of play. Howedes&#39; high-jumping ability sees him score and set-up goals with his head, and Howedes&#39; is known for well-timed sliding tackles and standing tackles. Howedes is also known for good first-time passing and also possesses great strength.<BR><BR>In January 2007, he signed a professional contract with Schalke, he then joined Schalke&#39;s Bundesliga squad in July. Howedes&#39; first professional match was in the Champions League on 3 October 2007. On 9 March 2013, Howedes extended his contract with Schalke, until 30 June 2017. Howedes is a defender for the Germany national football team winning the World Cup with them in 2014. He was one of three players to play every single minute of the tournament.<BR><BR><STRONG>Facebook:<\/STRONG> facebook.com\/Benedikt.Hoewedes<BR><STRONG>Twitter:<\/STRONG> twitter.com\/benehoewedes<BR><STRONG>Instagram:<\/STRONG> benwedes<\/P>","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Schalke 04,Juventus,FC Schalke 04 II","031D6804B38B16BF":"54092","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1988-2-29","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Benedikt Howedes","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Germany","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"5","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2018-7-31","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"<STRONG><U>CLUB<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>FC Schalke 04<BR><\/STRONG>DFB-Pokal: 2010&#8211;11<BR>DFL-Supercup: 2011<BR><STRONG><U><BR>INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Germany<\/STRONG><BR>FIFA World Cup: 2014<BR>UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG><BR>Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold Medal:<BR><\/STRONG>2007","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"0","9085EF0B5B518612":"77kg","C377723034B3384C":"805","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Schalke 04","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","e_index":6};