Ergün Penbe

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Ergün Penbe
Personal information
Full name Ergün Penbe
Date of birth 17 May 1972 (1972-05-17) (age 36)
Place of birth    Zonguldak, Turkey
Height 1.76 m
Playing position Left back,Defensive midfielder,Wingback
Club information
Current club Gaziantepspor
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990–1992
1992–1994
1994–2007
2007–		 Kilimli Belediyespor
Gençlerbirliği
Galatasaray
Gaziantepspor		 51 (6)
59 (3)
300 (10)
17 (0)   
National team2
1994–2006 Turkey 47 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10 June 2006[1].
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ergün Penbe, (born on May 17, 1972 in Zonguldak, Turkey) is a veteran Turkish football player in midfielder positions. He is known for his "fair play" approach to the game, having gone through two seasons of football without a single booking. He also received the nickname Kemik (the bone), because of his calmness and ability to hold the team together. He wore number 67 during his career because it stands for the identifying car plaque number of hometown Zonguldak.

Penbe begun his professional career with Gençlerbirliği (1992-94). After that, he was one of Galatasaray SK's most influential players (in a variety of positions), especially in the team's 99/00 and 00/01 European campaigns which brought them their first and second titles. Penbe scored in the UEFA Cup final penalty shootout against Arsenal FC and was a key player against Real Madrid for the subsequent European Super Cup.

According to his agent Ali Güven, Penbe signed a 1+1 year contract with Gaziantepspor on August 27, 2007.[2]He debuted for his new team on November 31, 2007 on a Turkish Cup clash against Fenerbahçe.[3]

Penbe represented Turkey on 47 occasions, and was part of the nation's final squads in Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup, where he played in five of Turkey's seven games in a final third place.

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=23330
  2. ^ Ergün signs tomorrow
  3. ^ Fenerbahçe, 0 - Gaziantepspor, 0 (Turkish)

[edit] External links

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Turkey squad - UEFA Euro 2000
1 Rüştü • 2 Tayfur • 3 Ogün • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Sergen • 11 Tayfun • 12 Ömer • 13 Osman • 14 Suat • 15 İzzet • 16 Ergün • 17 Oktay • 18 Ayhan • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Fevzi • 22 Ümit Davala • Coach: Denizli
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Turkey squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Rüştü • 2 Emre Aşık • 3 Bülent • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Baştürk • 11 Hasan • 12 Ömer • 13 İzzet • 14 Tayfur • 15 Nihat • 16 Ümit Özat • 17 İlhan • 18 Ergün • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Emre Belözoğlu • 22 Ümit Davala • 23 Zafer • Coach: Güneş
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Gaziantepspor – current squad

1 Ömer • 3 Mehmet • 4 Bekir • 5 Murat • 6 Afanou • 8 Zurita • 9 Mendoza • 10 Oğuz • 11 Metin • 12 Deumi • 14 Erdal • 15 Bülent • 17 Ali • 19 Diawara • 20 Neira • 21 Erdal • 22 Sedlak • 23 Ekrem • 25 Beto • 27 Mehmet P. • 34 M.Şahin • 36 Özgür • 37 Ivan • 45 Barış • 52 Fatih • 53 M.Ozan • 57 Volkan • 66 İlhan • 67 Ergün • 99 Özgürcan • - Mehmet Yozgatlı • Manager: Sağlam
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