Ayhan Akman
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Ayhan Akman is a Turkish
footballer. He is new captain of Galatasaray
after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid. He plays midfielder for Galatasaray
in the Turkish Süper Lig.
, Gaziantepspor
and Beşiktaş
. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for used Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone. His transfer from Gaziantepspor
to Besiktas in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack
made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history, until recently.
year for Galatasaray.
In the 2008–2009 season, he was an important player under headcoach Michael Skibbe
, Ayhan is in the starting line-up from the start of the season and is showing great performances. He is the vice-captain of the Galatasaray squad after Arda Turan
.
On 12 August Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim has announced that their new captain is Ayhan Akman after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid.
in Basel
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Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
footballer. He is new captain of Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid. He plays midfielder for Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Career
Akman played for İnegölsporInegölspor
İnegölspor is a sports club located in Bursa, Turkey. The football club played in the Iddaa League B and relegated to TFF Third League after finishing 7th at First classifying Group in 2007-2008 season. Also played old Second League between 1985-1993 and 1996-1997....
, Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
and Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for used Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone. His transfer from Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
to Besiktas in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack OBE is a Welsh former footballer and manager. He is currently the manager of Macedonia. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons.As a player, he is remembered for being part of the...
made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history, until recently.
Galatasaray
Ayhan delivered his greatest performances for Galatasaray during the 2006–2007 season. Since then, he has been getting more credit from the fans. In the 2007–2008 season, Ayhan played a big role in the championshipChampionship
Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :...
year for Galatasaray.
In the 2008–2009 season, he was an important player under headcoach Michael Skibbe
Michael Skibbe
Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04...
, Ayhan is in the starting line-up from the start of the season and is showing great performances. He is the vice-captain of the Galatasaray squad after Arda Turan
Arda Turan
Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray....
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On 12 August Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim has announced that their new captain is Ayhan Akman after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid.
International career
He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu.... |
1994–95 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| - | 21 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| - | 35 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| - | 30 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| - | 26 | 8 | |||||||||
| Total | 98 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 27 | |
| Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
1998–99 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 71 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | |
| Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
2001–02 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Süper Lig The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011... |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 212 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 294 | 16 | |
| Career total | 381 | 49 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 487 | 62 | |
International
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Honours
- BeşiktaşBesiktas J.K.Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
- Turkey CupFortis Turkey CupThe Turkish Cup is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. Its current sponsored name is the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası....
: 1 (1997–98) - Atatürk CupAtatürk CupThe Atatürk Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. In 1955, the Turkish Football Federation named a football tournament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Four clubs took place in the first edition: Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K., Galatasaray S.K., Adalet and Vefa S.K. Adalet won the first...
: 1 (2000)
- Turkey Cup
- GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team)Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
- Turkish LeagueTurkcell Super LeagueThe Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...
: 3 (2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08) - Turkey CupFortis Turkey CupThe Turkish Cup is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. Its current sponsored name is the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası....
: 1 (2004–05) - Turkish Super CupTurkish Super CupThe TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
: 1 (2008Turkish Super Cup 2008The 2008 Turkish Super Cup match was a football match between the Süper Lig champions Galatasaray, and the Turkish Cup winners Kayserispor. This was the third Super Cup match, played on 18 August 2008, in Duisburg, MSV-Arena...
)
- Turkish League
- TurkeyTurkey national football teamThe Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
- UEFA Euro 2008: Semi Finalist
External links
- Profile at Galatasaray.org
- Statistics at TFFTurkish Football FederationThe Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
.org - Profile at Transfermarkt.de