Gökhan Töre

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Gökhan Töre

Töre with Turkey in 2013
Personal information
Full nameGökhan Töre
Date of birth (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992
Place of birthCologne, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubBeşiktaş
Number17
Youth career
1999–2003SV Adler Dellbrück
2003–2009Bayer Leverkusen
2009–2011Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Hamburger SV23(0)
2012–Rubin Kazan5(0)
2013–→ Beşiktaş (loan)19(3)
National team‡
2007Turkey U153(0)
2007–2008Turkey U1614(1)
2008Turkey U1718(3)
2009–Turkey U212(0)
2011Turkey A21(0)
2011–Turkey19(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2013

Gökhan Töre (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟø̞cˈhän ˈtø̞ɾɛ], born 20 January 1992) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş on loan from Rubin Kazan and the Turkish national team. He can play either on attacking midfielder or winger positions in the field.

Early years

Töre was discovered by Frank Arnesen, former head of talent scout of Chelsea, when he was playing for Bayer Leverkusen youth team.[1] Töre mostly spent his time in the reserves squad, where he contributed his team to win Premier Reserve League and Premier Reserve League South in the 2010–11 season.[1] He made the most appearances, along with Milan Lalkovič with 16 starts in the season, in which he scored four times.[2] He had been selected for 13 matches, but was not able to make his senior league debut for the team during 2010–11 season.[3] Töre made his debut for Chelsea in a pre-season game against Crystal Palace coming on as an 63rd minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.[4]

Club career

Töre joined Hamburger SV from English side Chelsea,[5] becoming the third player to switch between the two sides during the 2011 summer transfer period, following Jacopo Sala and Michael Mancienne.[6] Töre capped the jersey for his team and played on senior level for first time against VfB Oldenburg in Marschweg-Stadion at 2011–12 DFB-Pokal Round 1 encounter that resulted 2–1 in favour of HSV, on 30 July 2011.[7][8] Töre made his senior league debut in the starting line-up of HSV, up against Borussia Dortmund in the 2011–12 season opener, on 6 August 2011. Before December, Töre managed six assists in 17 games.[9]

Besiktas

On the 11th of June 2013, Töre signed a season-long loan deal with Beşiktaş.[10] He scored his first goal on his debut against Trabzonspor in a 2-0 home win. He scored his second goal against Kayseri Erciyesspor in a 4-2 away win.[11]

International career

Töre has been a member of the Turkey national football team at several age levels since 2007. In 2008, he was a part of U-17 national team squad at 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, in which Turkey was beaten by France on penalties in the semi finals. Töre also played against France, later subbed in the 41st minute.[12] When he was 17, he was called up for U-21 team in September 2009, during the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification. He was subbed on Tunay Torun in 36th minute against Georgia.[13][14] Turkey manager, Guus Hiddink, watched Töre performing at the training, when he was playing for Chelsea; followed by the meeting of duo in which Hiddink told him that he liked his performance and thinks that he has a potential; and join national A2 team first to improve himself.[15] Töre was invited to national team on senior level for the first time by manager Hiddink for the Euro 2012 qualification round encounter against Belgium.[16][17] In a friendly match against Estonia, he made his debut for the national team on 10 August 2011, in Istanbul.[18][19] On 2 September 2011, he was subbed on team captain Emre Belözoğlu on 60th minute, against Kazakhstan in Euro 2012 qualification encounter, ended 2–1 in favour of Turkey.[20]

Statistics

Club

Accurate as of 29 September 2011 [21][22][23]

Club Season League Cup[24] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger 2011–12 22010--150
Total 22010--230
Career total 22010--230

International

National team Season Apps Goals
Turkey 2011 7 0
2012 3 0
Total 10 0

Personal life

Töre was born in Cologne, the oldest of three siblings, to Turkish parents from Samsun, Turkey.[25] In an interview, he stated that he likes the playing style of Sergio Agüero and Lionel Messi.[25]

Honours

Club

National

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gökhan Töre: "Hiddink bana güvendi"" (in Turkish). milliyet.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  2. ↑ "The Young Generation: Reserves Reviewed". chelseafc.de. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Gökhan Töre: Hiddink'in yeni gözdesi" (in Turkish). tr.eurosport.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  4. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: CRYSTAL PALACE 0 CHELSEA 1". chelseafc.com. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Gökhan Töre Hamburg’a gittii" (in Turkish). goal.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Tore Returns to Germay". chelseafc.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Harter Gang in Runde 2: HSV schlägt Oldenburg mit 2" (in German). hsv.de. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  8. ↑ "DFB-Pokal, 2011/12, 1. Runde" (in German). kicker.de. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Season-opener ends in 1–3 defeat". hsv.de. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Gökhan Töre Beşiktaş'a = Turkish". hurriyet.com. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Gökhan Töre = Turkish". hurriyet.com. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Minute-by-minute". uefa.com. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Ümit Milliler, Gürcistan'a 4–0 yenildi" (in Turkish). tff.org. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Ten-man Georgia overwhelm Turkey". uefa.org. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Gökhan Töre: Hiddink'in yeni gözdesi" (in Turkish). tff.org. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
  16. ↑ "A Milli Takım'ın Belçika maçı aday kadrosu ve programı açıklandı" (in Turkish). tff.org. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  17. ↑ "Critical test for Turkey in EURO 2012 Qualification Round". tff.org. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Türkiye 3–0 Estonya" (in Turkish). tff.org. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Turkey 3–0 Estonia". ESPN. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  20. ↑ "Canlı Anlatım Detay Sayfası" (in Turkish). tff.org. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Player Profile". hsv.de. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  22. ↑ "Gökhan Töre (Hamburger Sv) @Mackolik.com". Maçkolik. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  23. ↑ "Gokhan Tore". ESPN. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  24. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, DFB-Ligapokal and DFL-Supercup
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Malouda'nın yerinde gözü var: Gökhan Töre" (in Turkish). tff.org. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 

External links

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