KLAGENFURT: Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic needed two kidney transplants to save his life last year and on Monday he savoured a perfect comeback to top level football after scoring the winner in a 1-0 Euro 2008 defeat of Poland.
“This is the beginning of my second footballing life and I was proud to be on the pitch today,” said an emotional Klasnic.
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