Necati Ateş

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Personal information
Necati Ateş
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Full name	Necati Ateş
Date of birth	3 January 1980
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Height	1.82m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
–2002 2002–2004 2004–present	Altay Adanaspor Galatasaray	?? (??) ?? (??) 85 (43)
National team²
2003–present	Turkey	19 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Necati Ateş (pronounced "Ne-jah-ti A-tesh"), (born on January 3, 1980 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish football player as striker and he plays for the Turkey national football team. He currently plays for Galatasaray, wearing the prolific #10 jersey. He is known for his long hair and aggressive, fast plays with great vision and precise passing. He played fantastic alongside Frenchman Franck Ribery in Galatasaray's 5-1 trashing in the 2004/05 Turkish Cup Final against historic rivals Fenerbahçe.He was an integral part of Galatasaray's 2005-2006 16th league championship. He has recently scored many goals in Turkey's 2008 European Championship preparatory exhibition games.

He formerly played for Altay and Adanaspor.

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(Turkish) Official site

	Turkey squad - 2003 Confederations Cup
1 Reçber \| 2 Sonkaya \| 3 Korkmaz \| 4 Akyel \| 5 Özalan \| 6 Penbe \| 7 Balcı \| 8 Arslan \| 9 Şanlı \| 10 Baştürk \| 11 Nihat \| 12 Çatkıç \| 13 Yildirim \| 14 Barış \| 15 Üzülmez \| 16 Yılmaz \| 17 Servet Çetin \| 18 Kartal \| 19 Ateş \| 20 Şahin \| 21 Toraman \| 22 Karadeniz \| Coach: Güneş

Galatasaray S.K. - Current Squad
1 Mondragón \| 2 Tomas \| 4 Song \| 5 Ak \| 7 Buruk \| 9 Şükür \| 10 Ateş \| 11 Şaş \| 12 Erçetin \| 14 Topal \| 16 Carrusca \| 17 Elmas \| 18 Akman \| 19 Haspolatlı \| 21 Aşık \| 22 Ilić \| 23 Inamoto \| 24 Güven \| 25 Öztorun \| 26 Yılmaz \| 27 Özcan \| 28 Seyhan \| 30 Yarkın \| 35 Sabankay \| 38 Karaer \| 55 Sarıoğlu \| 58 Kabze \| 66 Turan \| 67 Penbe \| 99 Karan \| Manager: Gerets