Uğur Boral

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Uğur Boral
Personal information

Full name	Uğur Boral
Date of birth	(1982-04-14) April 14, 1982
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2006	Gençlerbirliği	59	(10)
2001–2002	→ Kocaelispor (loan)	19	(2)
2003–2004	→ Ankaraspor (loan)	14	(1)
2006–2011	Fenerbahçe	84	(7)
2011–2012	Samsunspor	10	(1)
2012–	Beşiktaş	21	(1)
National team^‡
2005–2010	Turkey	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 07 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Uğur Boral (born 14 April 1982) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig.^[1]^[2]

Boral is a gifted play-maker and surprises goalkeepers with his deceptive shot.^{[citation needed]} He is naturally left-footed and can play as a left-sided midfielder or as a left-back, given the situation.

Club career

Boral began his career in 1995, when he signed with the amateur club Gaziosmanpaşa Karadenizspor. In 1998, he moved to Alibeyköyspor. He was transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the 2000–01 season after his stay with Kocaelispor. In 2006, Boral signed with Fenerbahçe, where he was given the number 25 shirt. He scored two goals on his Champions League debut against CSKA Moscow on Matchday 6 of the 2007–08 season.

Boral Signed a 1-year contract for Fenerbahçe which will keep him at the club until 2012. Boral signed Samsunspor on 7 January.

International career

Euro 2008

He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and started the semi-final against Germany on 25 June 2008 at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. He scored the opening goal, which was also his first for Turkey. Turkey eventually lost 3–2.

International goal

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Germany	1–0	2–3	UEFA Euro 2008

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig (2): 2006–07, 2010–11
Süper Kupa (2): 2007, 2009

Turkey

UEFA European Championship: Semi-finals (1): 2008

References

↑ "Uğur Boral Beşiktaş'ta" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
↑ "UĞUR BORAL". TFF. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

v t e Beşiktaş J.K. – current squad

1 C. Gönen 3 İ. Köybaşı 4 Fernandes 5 S. Öztürk 6 Sivok (c) 8 V. Kavlak 9 Almeida 10 O. Şahan 11 M. Pektemek 13 Hutchinson 14 Escudé 15 O. Özyakup 17 G. Töre 18 İ. Toraman 19 Franco 20 N. Uysal 21 K. Frei 22 E. Gülüm 25 U. Boral 26 G. Süzen 27 S. Kurtuluş 29 T. Zengin 31 Ramon 37 Hološko 49 M. Demirci 77 Ö. Şişmanoğlu 99 E. Metin Manager: Bilić

v t e Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists

1 Rüştü 2 Servet 3 Hakan 4 Gökhan Zan 5 Emre 6 Mehmet Topal 7 Mehmet Aurélio 8 Nihat 9 Semih 10 Gökdeniz 11 Tümer 12 Tolga Zengin 13 E. Güngör 14 Arda 15 E. Aşık 16 U. Boral 17 Tuncay 18 C. Kâzım 19 Ayhan 20 Sabri 21 Mevlüt 22 Hamit Altıntop 23 Volkan Coach: Terim

Persondata
Name	Boral, Uğur
Alternative names
Short description	Turkish footballer
Date of birth	14 April 1990
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death

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