Gökdeniz Karadeniz
Gökdeniz Karadeniz |
| Personal information |
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| Date of birth | (1980-01-11) 11 January 1980 |
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| Place of birth | Giresun, Turkey |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger |
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| Club information |
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Current team | Rubin Kazan |
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| Number | 61 |
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| Youth career |
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| 1994–1995 | Yeniyolspor |
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| 1995–1997 | Trabzonspor |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1997–2008 | Trabzonspor | 246 | (64) |
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| 2008– | Rubin Kazan | 172 | (31) |
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| National team |
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| 2000–2001 | Turkey U21 | 16 | (4) |
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| 2002–2003 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
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| 2003–2008[1] | Turkey | 50 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Gökdeniz Karadeniz (born 11 January 1980 in Giresun) is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for FC Rubin Kazan.
Career
Trabzonspor
Karadeniz played his first professional match for Trabzonspor in the 1999–00 season at the senior level and made ten appearances. He was at first used in defensive roles by his manager, but was gradually given a more and more offensive role in the team until the 2003–04 season when he was given a much freer rein in midfield. His lightning step and effective understanding with teammate Fatih Tekke enabled him to lead the club in scoring that season with 13 goals.
Rubin Kazan
On 13 March 2008, he signed a 5-year deal with the Russian club Rubin Kazan worth €8.7 million.[2] Karadeniz mentioned that it was sad for him to leave Turkey and also said he chose the club because he felt that if he had joined a big team in Europe his club would not have gotten as much money for him.[3] Karadeniz also said that another factor that persuaded him is that the region the club is from has a large Muslim population (Tatarstan) and Karadeniz feels comfortable living amongst people of the same religion as him. With the team he won the Russian Premier League 2008.
On 20 October 2009, Karadeniz scored the winning goal to shock the Barcelona fans at Camp Nou, winning the match for Rubin Kazan.
National team
He played his national team debut against Czech Republic national football team on 30 April 2003. He also played 2 times for Turkey B national football team for Future Cup matches against Scotland and Germany and 16 times for Turkey U21.[4] He was called up for the UEFA Euro 2008 for Turkey.
Club
- As of 3 November 2014
Achievements
- Trabzonspor
- Rubin Kazan
- Turkey
References
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