Program Naturalisasi yang sedang hangat digadangkan untuk mendongkrak prestasi skuadra merah putih dengan lambang garuda di dada memunculkan beberapa nama blasteran indonesia yang menyatakan siap untuk menjadi bagian dari tim dibawah komando Pssi tersebut. Diantaranya : Donovan Partosoebroto (kiper), Kim Kurniawan (tengah), Irfan Bachdim dan Sergio van Dijk (depan) dan masih banyak lagi blesteran maluku-belanda yang tergabung dalam Jong ambon yang menyatakan kesiapannya .
Namun Diantara banyak nama tersebut nama kim jeffrey kurniawan mencuat dibandingkan yang lain karena menunjukan keseriusannya membawa panji garuda terbang lebih tinggi. dibandingkan sergio van dijk yang masih ragu mengenai status kewarganegaraannya dan terkesan tidak ingin sepenuhnya menjadi bagian dari indonesia , kim justru menyatakan siap 100 % menjadi warga negara indonesia . Darah merah putih yang mengalir deras dari sang ayah yang indonesia membuatnya dia yakin mengenakan lambang garuda di dada.
pemain berusia 20 tahun yang saat ini memperkuat FC Heidelsheim, sebuah klub yang berkompetisi di Verbandsliga Nordbaden Jerman (satu level di bawah divisi 3 Bundesliga).
Memang, klubnya saat ini bukanlah raksasa seperti Bayern München. Tapi sebagai lulusan Karlsruher SC, setidaknya Kim merasakan betapa ketatnya persaingan di sebuah negara yang pernah tiga kali juara dunia.
Postur tubuhnya tak jauh beda dengan seorang Lionel Messi. Kim memegang paspor Jerman, karena sejak lahir ia terus berdomisili di negeri sang ibunda. Di sana, ia mungkin tak banyak mengenal tentang negara kelahiran ayahnya, terutama tentang sepakbola Indonesia. Maklum saja, Indonesia belum cukup berprestasi di kancah dunia untuk bisa dikenal banyak orang di Barat.
Meski demikian, sejarah kakeknya yang bernama Kwee Hong Sing akan selalu melekat di dalam hati Kim. Ternyata, sang kakek pernah membela Persija Jakarta dan juga tim nasional Indonesia di era 1950-an. Kala itu, Indonesia ditangani seorang pelatih asal Yugoslavia, Antun Pogacnik.
Di bawah asuhan Pogacnik, timnas lumayan bersinar. Beberapa hal yang perlu dicatat adalah kesuksesan Indonesia meraih medali perunggu Asian Games 1958, nyaris mengungguli Uni Soviet yang diperkuat Lev Yashin di Olimpiade 1956, menundukkan Cina di Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 1958, dan menjuarai Piala Merdeka 1961 dan 1962 di Malaysia. Selain itu, Kwee Hong Sing juga mencicipi beberapa gelar bersama Persija.
Berikuti wawancara pendek di chating Kamis dini hari tadi bersama Kim Kurniawan :
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Kim Kurniawan dengan GILBOL Network
Kamis, 27 Mei 2010, pukul 3.36
Kim
Hello how are you?
03:38
GN
Hay kim.....do you interisting to joint our charity game on 1-4 august.... n alfred riedel, new indonesia tim coach alfred come to wact too..
03:39
Kim
of course I'm interested and I would love to play in this match it would be a honour for me
03:41
GN
thanks god,fantastis ok....deal man !!!
03:41
Kim
hehe I'm looking forward to this event :):) do you received my photos I sended you via email?
03:42
GN
for sure !!! oh, we need your fhoto the close up one,yeah i got already from Email....but need the close up one
03:44
Kim
what do you mean with close up?
03:45
GN
Your full face foto, like passport size photos
03:45
Kim
okay I understand... with football dress?
03:45
GN
with your club yersey now…
03:46
Kim
Okay, I will make it for you and send to you
03:46
GN
may i asking you some shit man...
03:47
Kim
:):) what's the time in indonesia?
03:47
GN
3.47 am
03:47
Kim
Wow you aren't tired?
03:48
GN
no...we always workin all night.long…..like a batman ;);)
03:50
Kim
woow.. what do you work?
03:50
GN
Jurnalist
kim... you know about indonesia fottball since ?
03:51
Kim
no, sadly i don't know much about it but may be you can give me some information?
03:52
GN
right then....its long story,later on. what do you reason you like to joint with national indonesia team
03:55
Kim
always my dream was to play in national team and my grandpa was in national team, too. he is my idol and it would be an honour for me to step into his footsteps and also play in indonesia
03:56
GN
who is your grandpa and where country he was played
03:57
Kim
he played for indonesian national team, his name was kwee hong sing
03:59
GN
which years.....wow its good news then !!
04:00
Kim
i don't know exactly.. if you go to my dads profile and on his photos you will see pictures of my grandpa he was playing in persija jakarta
04:00
GN
i see… what your citizen now ;);)
04:01
Kim
i don't know exactly what you mean..i have only german passport at the moment
04:03
GN
which position you always play...
04:04
Kim
my standard position is midfield... the position xavi plays in barcelona - central
but i also can play on the outside
04:04
GN
cool.......
04:04
Kim
and also left or right wing back
04:05
GN
how tall are you ?
04:05
Kim
i can shoot with left and right foot
I'm just 1,67m
04:05
GN
just like maradona or messi right ;);)
04:06
Kim
hehe yes, sadly i'm not the tallest, i hope this isn't a problem
04:06
GN
no...thats not big problem, how old are you kim ?
04:07
Kim
i'm 20 years old, born in 23.03.1990
04:09
GN
do you ready if we are invite you last july for charity’s games
04:09
Kim
of course i'm ready, i would really like to come
04:10
GN
have you been to this country,mean indonesia?
04:10
Kim
yes i was in indonesia 3 times, because all my relatives of my dad live in indonesia, jakarta
04:11
GN
when and what for…..
04:11
Kim
2001, 2007 and 2009
04:13
GN
hope ?.....what do you hope if you joint the indonesia team.PSSI .alfred rield, the austrian coach for new indonesia team
04:15
Kim
I hope I can help indonesian national team that they will get a better ranking in the world
04:15
GN
wow...great !!!
04:15
Kim
indonesia is a very beautiful country but in world cup or asian cup the are always behind other teams
04:18
GN
ok. if you on indonesia team,how about your nationality....you want to change to be Indonesian ;);)
04:18
Kim
if i can play in indonesian national team i would change to indonesian nationality of course
in a few years maybe i want to live in indonesia
04:19
GN
do you need compensation ? or garanty from indonesia goverment
04:21
Kim
oh i don't know exactly, but i don't think so i hope it :):)
04:22
GN
what do you want and hope.... and we will talk to indonesia goverment about this.
04:24
Kim
the first step must be, that alfred riedl want me to play in the national team.. if he want me than i would do everything to get indonesian passport
04:28
GN
wow.....this is the big news for news pappers today and we will info you the happen,
can you sent me now your photos.... action close up photos....with your yersey club....
04:30
Kim
hehe i come in the newspaper? okay i will search photos now
04:30
GN
for sure my man !!!!
04:32
Kim
wow great news :):)
Full Name: Jeffrey Kim Kurniawan
Place of Birth: Mühlacker (a small town near Stuttgart)
Date of Birth: March 23, 1990
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Bladder Mother Name: Uschi Kurniawan
Bladder father's name: Peter Kurniawan
(source n foto : Toro's (cocomeo )facebook )
