Cihan Kaptan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cihan Kaan Kaptan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 1996–2007 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Bursaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Borussia Dortmund II | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Jahn Regensburg II | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sancaktepe | ||
| 2012–2014 | Centone Karagümrük | 48 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ofspor | 35 | (0) |
| 2015 | Wuppertaler SV | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 103 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cihan Kaptan (born 4 March 1989, in Wuppertal) is a German retired footballer.
Career
[edit]Kaptan began his career by the Bambinis of Wuppertaler SV Borussia and signed 1996 a contract for D-Youth from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2] With Bayer 04 Leverkusen he won the German A-youth Championship in 2007 (2–1 win in the final against Bayern Munich) and the youth A-German Cup in 2008 (3–1 in the final against Borussia Moenchengladbach). Kaptan won in his youth in twice the West German championship in 2007 and 2008.[3] After twelve years at Bayer 04 Leverkusen he moved to the Süper Lig club Bursaspor.[4] After only two Turkish Cup games in one and a half years at Bursaspor he joined in January 2010 Borussia Dortmund II,[5] where he earned his first professional game on 7 February 2010 against Kickers Offenbach in the 3. Liga.[6]
International career
[edit]He earned his first international cap for the Germany national under-20 football team level against Turkey Under-20 football team in Kuşadası. Kaptan played as midfielder for the Germany U20 team in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ Halterner Zeitung | BVB II: Cihan Kaptan debütiert gegen VfL Bochum II
- ^ westline | Cihan Kaptan ist ab sofort Borusse Archived 8 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cihan Kaptan görücüye çikti » Teksas . ORG | Bursaspor Haberleri Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BVB 2:: Transfer von Cihan Kaptan endlich perfekt – Dortmund
- ^ Hünemeier macht den Unterschied aus
- ^ Cihan Kaptan – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]- Cihan Kaan Kaptan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Cihan Kaptan at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wuppertal
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 3. Liga players
- Wuppertaler SV players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg II players