Halil Altıntop
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| Halil Altıntop | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Halil Altıntop | |
| Date of birth | December 8, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| Height | 185 cm | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Schalke 04 | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2003 2003–2006 2006–present |
Wattenscheid FC Kaiserslautern FC Schalke 04 |
81 (35) 91 (28) 7 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–present | Turkey | 12 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Halil Altıntop (born December 8, 1982) is a German-born Turkish national footballer playing for Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop. Halil started his professional career in local German club Wattenscheid along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Halil was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke 04. Halil, who plays in the striker position, is a lethal finisher. Halil finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005/2006 season with 20 goals. At the end of the season he joined his brother at Schalke 04.
[edit] External links
- Halil Altıntop profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours and timeline
- Halil Altıntop at Football-lineups.com : player campaign - Bundesliga Top Scorers
| FC Schalke 04 - Current Squad |
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3 Kobiashvili | 5 Bordon | 6 Hamit Altıntop | 7 Varela | 8 Ernst | 9 Larsen | 10 Lincoln | 11 Løvenkrands | 14 Asamoah | 16 Rodríguez | 17 Özil | 18 Rafinha | 19 Halil Altıntop | 20 Krstajić | 22 Kurányi | 24 Pander | 25 Bajramović | 26 Bungert | 27 Hoogland | 29 Neuer | 31 Boenisch | 33 Laumann |
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