Berkant Göktan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Berkant Göktan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Helios Munich | ||
| 1989–1998 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Bayern Munich (A) | 42 | (20) |
| 1998–2001 | Bayern Munich | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Galatasaray | 41 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | 1860 München | 37 | (20) |
| 2010 | Muangthong United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | SV Heimstetten | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Turkey U21 | 29 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:40, 8 December 2013 (UTC) | |||
Berkant Göktan (born 12 December 1980 in Munich) is a Turkish-German former footballer. He was considered one of the hottest prospects in Germany during the late 1990s.[1]
Club career
Giovanni Trapattoni called him up to train with Bayern's senior squad when he was 16 years old,[1] while Ottmar Hitzfeld granted him his professional debut at age 17. He replaced Hasan Salihamidžić in a 1998–99 UEFA Champions League game against Manchester United with 30 minutes left when the score was 2–1 for Manchester. Bayern ended up tying the game.[1]
In January 1999, he negotiated a loan deal to Borussia Mönchengladbach.[1]
In September 2006, Göktan joined TSV 1860 München in the Bundesliga and became a star of the team. On 21 October 2008, he was released from his contract after being positively tested for Cocaine consumption.[2]
On 21 January 2010, he has signed a one-year contract with Thai Premier League champions Muangthong United who were hoping to qualify for their first ever AFC Champions League.[3] Göktan was the club's first signing under new coach René Desaeyere.[4][5] He left the club without featuring in a single match because of fitness.
Honours
References
- ^ a b c d Hesse-Lichtenberger, Uli (28 May 2007). "A season of redemption". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "Stürmer Göktan wegen Kokainkonsums fristlos gekündigt" (in German). Spiegel Online. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Seiner Ehefrau zuliebe: Berkant Göktan zieht es nach Thailand" (in German). spox.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Muangthong go for Goktan". The-AFC. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Muangthong United Sign Former Bayern Munich Striker Berkant Goktan". Goal.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
External links
- Berkant Göktan at worldfootball.net
- Berkant Göktan at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1980 births
- Living people
- German people of Turkish descent
- German footballers
- Turkish footballers
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Sportspeople from Munich
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Süper Lig players
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Footballers from Bavaria
- Association football forwards