Johan Keifner
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Johan Keifner, also known as JK the Giant, was a Forward player for the Starblaydia national football team. In his time with Starblaydia he earned 90 Caps - joint-third on the all time list with Pedro Rujano, behind Paul Noble (96) and Zhorin Tumunzahar (91) - and scored 47 goals - third on the all-time list behind Jacqueline Maitland (59) and Dasha Tolkacheva (52).
Johan was known for his massive size, in fact he is he tallest Starblaydi to ever have represented his country, and cites fellow gargantuan striker Eomer Hall as his inspiration. He went to three World Cups (28, 29 & 30) all as a main striker, wearing the Number Nine shirt, partnering first Tolkacheva and then Maitland. This was something of a Golden Age for Starblaydi strikers, with Zhorin Tumunzahar, Keifner, Raphaelo, Tolkachevea and Maitland making a production line of Starblaydi forward talent, scoring nearly two hundred and thirty goals between them at international level.
Playing as a target man, Johan's immense size and strength gave him great advantages, and his linkage play was excellent, providing all of his partners with many goals each. His own striking ability was also excellent, however, scoring with his head as much as his feet. His career was at it's peak in his twenties as first he scooped a Silver Medal at the Ylompics, then won World Cup 28, followed by a
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 28 Champions |
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1 Bedford | 2 Almeida | 3 Rakkinen | 4 Blanc (c) | 5 Valdez | 6 Kouvas | 7 Noble | 8 Rage | 9 Keifner | 10 Tolkacheva | 11 Chavez | 12 Kyrile | 13 Drazarim | 14 Costa | 15 Rujano | 16 Kaminsky | 17 Von Erich | 18 Rocca | 19 Grimzabar | 20 Oberlander | 21 Cortez | 22 Zinaldi | 23 Ajaccio | Coach: Azanulbizarn | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 29 Quarter-Finalists |
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1 Bedford | 2 T. Di Bradini | 3 Rakkinen | 4 Rujano | 5 Valdez | 6 Costa | 7 Noble (c) | 8 Rage | 9 Keifner | 10 Maitland | 11 Cortez | 12 Grimzabar | 13 Drazarim | 14 Adams | 15 Niodonna | 16 Zinaldi | 17 Von Erich | 18 Rocca | 19 Collier | 20 Almeida | 21 Karo | 22 Kaminsky | 23 Ajaccio | Coach: Azanulbizarn | ||
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Starblaydia squad - Men's Olympic Champions, Ashford Games |
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1 Collier | 2 Averette | 3 Serviché | 4 Rujano (c) | 5 Adams | 6 Cravex | 7 Prizzoni | 8 Donii | 9 Keifner | 10 Bazrimar | 11 Dakic | 12 Grimzabar | 13 Drazarim | 14 González | 15 Kaminsky | 16 Zinaldi | 17 L. Asante | 18 Barron | 19 Kellas | 20 Costa | 21 L. Ruiz | 22 Soperra | 23 Von Erich | Coach: Azanulbizarn | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 30 Runners-Up |
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1 Bedford | 2 T. Di Bradini | 3 M. Ruiz | 4 Rujano | 5 Adams | 6 Costa | 7 Prizzoni | 8 Rage (c) | 9 Keifner | 10 Maitland | 11 Cortez | 12 Grimzabar | 13 Averette | 14 Serviché | 15 Karo | 16 Dakic | 17 L. Asante | 18 Barron | 19 Collier | 20 L. Ruiz | 21 Mahezihim | 22 Donii | 23 Bazrimar | Coach: Azanulbizarn | ||
