Ayhan Akman
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Ayhan Akman |
| Date of birth |
23 February 1977 (1977-02-23) (age 35) |
| Place of birth |
İnegöl, Turkey |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Galatasaray |
| Number |
18 |
| Youth career |
| 1987–1993 |
İnegölspor |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 |
İnegölspor |
21 |
(4) |
| 1994–1998 |
Gaziantepspor |
98 |
(23) |
| 1998–2001 |
Beşiktaş |
71 |
(16) |
| 2001 |
Galatasaray |
220 |
(10) |
| National team‡ |
| 1991–1992 |
Turkey U15 |
4 |
(0) |
| 1992–1993 |
Turkey U16 |
8 |
(0) |
| 1993 |
Turkey U17 |
5 |
(0) |
| 1994–1995 |
Turkey U18 |
15 |
(2) |
| 1995–1998 |
Turkey U21 |
12 |
(1) |
| 1998–2010 |
Turkey |
22 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2010 |
Ayhan Akman (pronounced [ajhan akman]; born February 23, 1977 in İnegöl, Turkey) 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.
[edit] Career
Akman played for İnegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Beşiktaş. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for used Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone.[1][2] 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,[3] until recently.
[edit] 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 championship 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.
On 15 February 2012, he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2011-2012 season.[4]
[edit] 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 Germany in Basel.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 12 January 2012[5][6]
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
League Cup[7] |
Europe |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Gaziantepspor |
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 |
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 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
| Total |
71 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
84 |
19 |
| Galatasaray |
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 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
| 2011–12 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
| Total |
220 |
10 |
32 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
49 |
2 |
303 |
16 |
| Career total |
389 |
49 |
54 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
52 |
2 |
499 |
62 |
[edit] International
| Turkey national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 1998 |
2 |
0 |
| 1999 |
3 |
0 |
| 2000 |
1 |
0 |
| 2001 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
1 |
0 |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
2 |
0 |
| 2008 |
8 |
0 |
| 2009 |
5 |
0 |
| 2010 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
22 |
0 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Akman, Ayhan |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Football player |
| Date of birth |
23 February 1977 |
| Place of birth |
İnegöl, Turkey |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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