Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan (born in Mühlacker, Germany, March 23, 1990, age 20 years) is Indonesian football player of German descent. Currently, he is strengthening Persema Malang in Indonesia Super League. Kim is one of the players in the naturalization by PSSI other than Christian Gonzalez. He has a line of Chinese-Indonesian descent from her father.
His grandfather, Kwee Hong Sing recorded once defended Persija Jakarta and Indonesia national football team in the era of the 1950s. At that time, Indonesia has dealt with a coach from Yugoslavia, Antun Pogačnik. Under the care of Pogacnik, decent national team shine. Some things to note is the success of Indonesia won the bronze medal of Asian Games 1958, barely ahead of the Soviet Union Lev Yashin, reinforced in the 1956 Olympics, beat China in the 1958 World Cup qualifying, and won the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia 1961 and 1962.
In addition, Kwee Hong Sing also tasted some degree with Persija Jakarta. He was recruited along with Irfan Bachdim Persema Malang, Malang Kim at Persema above invitation from Timo Scheunemann, when coach Persema to go to my hometown in Germany. A few weeks later along with Irfan Bachdim Kim and Alessandro Trabucco was invited to come to Indonesia to play in charity matches with other talented players for the football figures and Rusdy Lucky Acub Zaenal Bahalwan, in Malang and Surabaya.
Source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jeffrey_Kurniawan
