Kevin Kuranyi leaves Schalke 04 to join Dynamo Moscow in 2010
German striker Kevin Kuranyi left Schalke 04 in the summer of 2010 for Dynamo Moscow, beginning a spell in Russia that lasted until 2015.
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In the summer of 2010, German striker Kevin Kuranyi left Schalke 04, the Gelsenkirchen club he had represented since 2005, and signed for Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Premier League.
Kuranyi, born in Brazil and raised in Germany, had been one of the Bundesliga's most reliable forwards during his years at Schalke and had also played for the German national team. His move east was part of a wider pattern of the period, in which Russian clubs attracted established players from Western European leagues with competitive wages.
He went on to spend several seasons with Dynamo, living in Moscow and becoming one of the best-known foreign players in the Russian league. He stayed with the club until 2015, when he returned to Germany. His long stay in Russia is the background to his later remarks about everyday life and social habits there, including the drinking culture he observed among his Russian friends.
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