Muhammet Akagündüz

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Personal information
Muhammet Akagündüz
Full name	Muhammet Hanifi Akagündüz
Date of birth	January 11, 1978 (1978-01-11) (age 30)
Place of birth	Bingöl, Turkey
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	SV Ried
Number	15
Youth clubs
1994-1996	WS Ottakring
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998 1998 1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006 2007 2007-present	Austria Wien Amateure SV Gerasdorf FCN Skt Pölten Austria Wien FCN Skt Pölten VfB Admira Wacker Mödling SV Ried Malatyaspor Konyaspor Rapid Wien Kayserispor Hellas Verona SV Ried	0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 34 (11) 0 (0) 90 (29) 29 (6) 31 (6) 34 (9) 13 (2) 5 (2) 27 (4)
National team²
2002-	Austria	10 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Muhammet Akagündüz, nicknamed Aka, (born 11 January 1978, in Bingöl, Turkey) is an Austrian footballer of Turkish descent currently playing as a striker for SV Ried.

Akagündüz moved with his family to Austria in 1987 and he gained Austrian citizenship 3 years later. He excelled at school and enrolled on a medical education course while starting his football career.

[edit] Club career

His career has seen him play for FK Austria Wien, Gerasdorf, St. Pölten, VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, SV Ried, Malatyaspor, Konyaspor, Rapid Wien, Kayserispor and Hellas Verona.

[edit] International career

Akagündüz has also played 10 times for the Austrian national team, having decided to represent his naturalised country rather than that of his birth. He was however overlooked for EURO 2008.