Monday, June 16, 2008
First player to compete after a kidney transplant
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Croatia have already qualified for the last eight, and coach Slaven Billic is set to make several changes.
In January 2007, the German-born Klasnic suffered kidney failure and, after the striker's body rejected the kidney donated by his mother he again underwent surgery to replace the rejected kidney with one from his father.
Nine months later, the 28-year-old made returned to football with his club Werder Bremen.