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On 16 May 2006, Nihat agreed to join [[Villarreal CF]], on a five-year contract, on a [[Bosman transfer]]. Due to his injury problems, he could not make many appearances in his first season, scored once and only featured in 9 matches.<ref name="FootballDB"/> He seemed to catch up form in his second season with 18 goals in the league. However, in the [[La Liga 2008-09|2008-09 season]], due to injuries again, Nihat made 19 appearances equalling 764 minutes of playing time but failed to score a single goal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/06/27/1349858/besiktas-sign-nihat-kahveci-from-villarreal|title=Besiktas Sign Nihat Kahveci From Villarreal|publisher=Goal.com|author=James Walker-Roberts|date=2009-06-27|accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref>
On 16 May 2006, Nihat agreed to join [[Villarreal CF]], on a five-year contract, on a [[Bosman transfer]]. Due to his injury problems, he could not make many appearances in his first season, scored once and only featured in 9 matches.<ref name="FootballDB"/> He seemed to catch up form in his second season with 18 goals in the league. However, in the [[La Liga 2008-09|2008-09 season]], due to injuries again, Nihat made 19 appearances equalling 764 minutes of playing time but failed to score a single goal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/06/27/1349858/besiktas-sign-nihat-kahveci-from-villarreal|title=Besiktas Sign Nihat Kahveci From Villarreal|publisher=Goal.com|author=James Walker-Roberts|date=2009-06-27|accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref>


Now Nihat is very close to AEK Athens and maybe he will sign a new two years contract


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 14:31, 2 July 2009

Nihat Kahveci
Personal information
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 8
Youth career
1994–1997 Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Beşiktaş
2002–2006 Real Sociedad
2006–2009 Villarreal
2009– Beşiktaş
International career‡
2000– Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2009

Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey[1]) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş and for the Turkish national team, making his debut for Turkey in 2000 against Sweden. Nihat plays predominantly as a forward but can also play as attacking midfielder.

Club career

Beşiktaş

Nihat is a product of Beşiktaş's youth system and was discovered by Hürser Mustafa Cindir when Nihat played in Beşiktaş in the 1996-97 season. He joined the first team at Beşiktaş in the 1997–98 season.

Real Sociedad

In January 2002, he was transferred to Real Sociedad in Spain by former Beşiktaş coach John Toshack. While at Real Sociedad, Nihat scored 57 goals in 115 appearances. In the 2002-03 season, Nihat scored 23 goals making him the league's joint-second highest scorer for the season behind Roy Makaay (29 goals) and tied with Ronaldo.[2] Real Sociedad finished 2nd in the league that season, just 2 points behind Real Madrid.[2] He had a very fruitful strike partnership with Serbian forward Darko Kovačević, such that sports journalist Phil Ball nicknamed the pair "Little and large," in reference to the height difference between them (Nihat's height is 1.75 m and Kovačević's is 1.87 m).[3]

Nihat has also played in the Champions League with Real Sociedad.

Villarreal

On 16 May 2006, Nihat agreed to join Villarreal CF, on a five-year contract, on a Bosman transfer. Due to his injury problems, he could not make many appearances in his first season, scored once and only featured in 9 matches.[4] He seemed to catch up form in his second season with 18 goals in the league. However, in the 2008-09 season, due to injuries again, Nihat made 19 appearances equalling 764 minutes of playing time but failed to score a single goal.[5]

International career

Nihat made his international debut against Sweden in October 2000.[4]

World Cup 2002

In Group C, Nihat made his only appearance as a 79th minute substitute for Yıldıray Baştürk against Costa Rica.[6] His only other appearance was as a substitute in the 1–0 victory over Japan where he replaced, the goalscorer, Ümit Davala.[7] Turkey went on to finish in third place with a 3–2 victory over Guus Hiddink's South Korea.[8]

Euro 2008

In the final match of Euro 2008 Group A, Nihat scored twice in a pivotal match against the Czech Republic. Both teams were level on points, both having beaten Switzerland and lost to Portugal, with exactly the same amount of goals scored and conceded, a win would guarantee a quarter-finals spot whilst a draw would mean penalty-shootouts would be required. The Czechs took a 2–0 lead through a Jan Koller header and a Jaroslav Plašil goal and the score remained 2–0 until the 75th minute when Arda Turan scored making it 2–1. His first goal came in the 87th minute; Hamit Altıntop's cross was dropped by Petr Čech letting Nihat tap the ball into the net. He scored his second goal two minutes later, a curling shot from outside the box, helping Turkey win the match 3–2.[9]

Nihat was ruled out of Turkey's semi-final with Germany due to a thigh injury,[10] which ultimately required surgery and prevented him from playing for Villarreal in the early part of the 2008-09 season.

Career statistics

Club career

Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beşiktaş 1997–98 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
1998–99 28 7 0 0 0 0 28 7
1999–00 32 7 0 0 0 0 32 7
2000–01 32 5 2 0 0 0 34 5
2001–02 13 6 4 1 2 2 17 7
Total 114 27 6 1 2 2 122 30
Real Sociedad 2001–02 11 1 4 1 0 0 15 2
2002–03 42 23 0 0 0 0 35 23
2003–04 32 14 0 0 8 0 40 14
2004–05 23 13 0 0 0 0 23 13
2005–06 32 7 0 0 0 0 32 7
Total 133 58 4 1 8 0 145 59
Villarreal 2006–07 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2007–08 25 18 3 2 6 4 34 24
Total 34 18 3 2 6 4 43 24
Career Totals 272 96 13 4 14 6 299 105

As of June 2008

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2001 Chisinau, Moldova  Moldova 0-2 0-3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2. 21 August 2002 Trabzon, Turkey  Georgia 3-0 3-0 Friendly
3. 12 October 2002 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Template:Country data FYROM 1-2 1-2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
4. 7 June 2003 Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 0-1 0-1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
5. 11 June 2003 Istanbul, Turkey Template:Country data FYROM 1-1 3-2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
6. 20 August 2003 Ankara, Turkey  Moldova 1-0 2-0 Friendly
7. 24 May 2004 Melbourne, Australia  Australia 0-1 0-1 Friendly
8. 9 October 2004 Istanbul, Turkey  Kazakhstan 2-0 4-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
9. 13 October 2004 Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1-1 1-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10. 26 May 2006 Bochum, Germany  Ghana 1-0 1-1 Friendly
11. 2 June 2006 Sittard, Netherlands  Angola 2-1 3-2 Friendly
12. 6 September 2006 Frankfurt, Germany  Malta 1-0 2-0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
13. 17 November 2007 Oslo, Norway  Norway 1-2 1-2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
14. 21 November 2007 Istanbul, Turkey  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 1-0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
15. 25 May 2008 Bochum, Germany  Uruguay 2-1 2-3 Friendly
16. 15 June 2008 Geneva, Switzerland  Czech Republic 2-2 3-2 Euro 2008
17. 15 June 2008 Geneva, Switzerland  Czech Republic 3-2 3-2 Euro 2008

Honours

Trivia

  • Nihat's family name, Kahveci, means "coffee maker." Several people in Turkey adopted the name of their profession as their family name in the early 20th century, suggesting that Nihat's ancestors were in the coffee business.
  • Like most Turkish players, his shirt carries his first name, Nihat, rather than his family name, Kahveci.

References

  1. ^ a b "KADRO - SQUAD". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. ^ a b "Season 2002-03". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. ^ "Little and Large". ESPNsoccernet. 2003-05-09. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  4. ^ a b "Football Database". Footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  5. ^ James Walker-Roberts (2009-06-27). "Besiktas Sign Nihat Kahveci From Villarreal". Goal.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  6. ^ "Costa Rica - Turkey". FIFA. 2002-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  7. ^ "Japan - Turkey". FIFA. 2002-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  8. ^ "Turkey finish in style". BBC Sport. 2002-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  9. ^ Steve Tongue (2008-06-16). "Nihat's double shocks Czechs". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  10. ^ "Injury rules Nihat out of Euros". BBC Sport. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-23.

External links

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