var playerInfo={"156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"<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","52D34B1F24A26AA271F2BD571AA0152C":"2","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Benedikt Howedes","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Benedikt Howedes","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","53F6A06F211D096A":"Lokomotiv Moscow","71450CE0B6A0CA84C96E1AF31F3CA129":"1988-2-29","D21B7B52C3154356":"1","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"0","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"77kg","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"188cm","4EFF01CD2A1AA8474DF07D17EF0164A9":"Germany","0DC344593C67F298":"54092","E7D2F501BA5F9F82CBF994866126F3A8":"<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>","65809D335DC33AB4":"805","55115EEDFFE75225FD0E1787F70FC7CB":"2018-7-31","EB70E23140D61D3403104435C4316058":"5","826BE2C466376227EC096659909FEBC6":"Schalke 04,Juventus,FC Schalke 04 II","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Schalke 04","e_index":4};