Ayhan Akman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayhan Akman | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | İnegöl, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1993 | İnegölspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | İnegölspor | 21 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Gaziantepspor | 98 | (23) |
| 1998–2001 | Beşiktaş | 81 | (19) |
| 2001–2012 | Galatasaray | 237 | (10) |
| Total | 427 | (53) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991–1992 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Turkey U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1993 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Turkey U18 | 15 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1998–2009 | Turkey | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ayhan Akman (Turkish pronunciation: [ajhan akman], born 23 February 1977) is a retired Turkish footballer who last played for Galatasaray.
Career
Akman played for İnegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Beşiktaş. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for used Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone.[1][2] His transfer from Gaziantepspor to Besiktas in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history,[3] until recently.
Galatasaray
Ayhan delivered his greatest performances for Galatasaray during the 2006–2007 season. Since then, he has been getting more credit from the fans. In the 2007–2008 season, Ayhan played a big role in the championship year for Galatasaray.
In the 2008–2009 season, he was an important player under headcoach Michael Skibbe, Ayhan is in the starting line-up from the start of the season and is showing great performances. He is the vice-captain of the Galatasaray squad after Arda Turan.
On 12 August Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim has announced that their new captain is Ayhan Akman after Arda Turan's transfer to Atletico Madrid.
On 15 February 2012, he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2011–2012 season.[4]
International career
He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against Germany in Basel.
Retirement
As announced, Ayhan Akman retired from his professional football career as of 13 May 2012, at the age of 35, after winning his fourth and last Turkish League title. He, on a side note, was wearing the number 18, when Galatasaray SK won its 18th League title, thus stated by himself, his last season would have a great memory in his future life.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup[7] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gaziantepspor | 1994–95 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 21 | 4 | |
| 1995–96 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 35 | 9 | ||
| 1996–97 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 30 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 26 | 8 | ||
| Total | 98 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 27 | |
| Beşiktaş | 1998–99 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 10 |
| 1999–00 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 7 | |
| 2000–01 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 71 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 19 | |
| Galatasaray | 2001–02 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | |
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 237 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 327 | 17 | |
| Career total | 406 | 49 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 523 | 63 | |
International
| Turkey national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 |
Honours
- Beşiktaş
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 1997–98
- Atatürk Kupası (1): 2000
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig (4): 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2004–05
- Süper Kupa (1): 2007–08
- Turkey
- UEFA European Championship: Semi-finals (1): 2008
References
- ↑ Turkish footballers in doping case
- ↑ Turkish sportspeople in doping case
- ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/12371390.asp?gid=254
- ↑ "Ayhan: Sezon sonunda futbolu bırakıyorum". 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "AYHAN AKMAN". Turkish Football Federation. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Akman, Ayhan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ Includes Atatürk Cup and Turkish Super Cup
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayhan Akman. |
- Profile at Galatasaray.org
- Statistics at TFF.org (Turkish)
- Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
- Ayhan Akman – FIFA competition record
- Ayhan Akman statistics and biography at FootballDatabase.com
- Ayhan Akman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ayhan Akman career stats at Soccerbase
- Ayhan Akman at the Internet Movie Database
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