| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tolga Zengin | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Hopa, Artvin, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Idmanocağı | ||
| 1998–2002 | Trabzonspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002– | Trabzonspor | 83 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004-2005 | Turkey U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006– | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006– | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2012[1]. † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Tolga Zengin (born October 10, 1983 in Hopa, Turkey) is a Turkish football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Trabzonspor, a Turkish club. Standing at 192 cm (almost 6'4") and weighing 81 kg (about 179 lbs), he wears the number 29 jersey. His impressive performances at the start of the 2006–07 season earned him a call-up to the Turkey national football team squad for a friendly against Luxembourg in August 2006.
Tolga was on the Turkish squad at UEFA Euro 2008. In response to several players being unable to play due to sanctions or injuries, manager Fatih Terim hinted that he might have been called up as a field player, a testimony to his versatility.[2] Turkey eventually made it to the semifinals, losing to Germany 2–3.
Recently, Tolga has gained a lot of attention in Europe and all over the world with his shutout performance in an away game in UEFA Champions League against Internazionale in the 2011-12 season. His team Trabzonspor beat Internazionale 1-0 in that game, where he saved all 8 shots on target. He stated that this game against Inter was his best performance in his entire career.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ibrahim Yattara |
Trabzonspor captain 2011– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
|
|||||
|
|||||||