Çağdaş Atan

Çağdaş Atan

Personal information
Full name	Çağdaş Atan
Date of birth	(1980-02-29) 29 February 1980
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Mersin İdmanyurdu
Number	4
Youth career
1999–2000	Altay SK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Marmaris G.S.K.	28	(7)
2001–2003	Altay SK	30	(3)
2003–2004	Denizlispor	31	(2)
2004–2006	Beşiktaş J.K.	40	(2)
2006–2008	Trabzonspor	40	(5)
2008–2009	Energie Cottbus	28	(2)
2009–2011	FC Basel	44	(1)
2011–	Mersin İdmanyurdu	20	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	Turkey A2	3	(1)
2004	Turkey	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 February 2011

Çağdaş Atan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaːdaʃ ˈatan]; born 29 February 1980 in İzmir) is a Turkish international footballer who plays as a central defender for Mersin İdman Yurdu.

Career

Club

Atan began his career with Altay SK before moving to Marmaris Belediye G.S.K., where he signed his first professional contract, in 2000. He returned to Altay in 2001 and played for two seasons. After that, he signed for Denizlispor and Beşiktaş J.K. On 1 June 2006, he transferred to Trabzonspor, based in the Black Sea port city of Trabzon. He then signed for German club FC Energie Cottbus in the summer of 2008. After just one season at Cottbus, Atan transferred to Swiss side FC Basel on 23 June 2009. He made his Basel debut in a 2–0 defeat to FC St. Gallen on 12 July 2009, at the AFG Arena.

International

Atan has also played and scored for the Turkish national team. He earned both of his caps as a substitute in 2004 and scored once.

Honours

Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2009–10
• Swiss Cup: 2009–10

External links

• Çağdaş Atan at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Çağdaş Atan at National-Football-Teams.com