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Euro 2008 sırasında UEFA'nın resmi sitesinde güzel bir detaya rastlamıştım. Her futbolcu hakkında bilinmeyen ilginç bilgiler paylaşılıyordu futbolcuların sayfalarında. İçlerinde oldukça komik olanlar var, bazıları ise gerçekten bilinmeyen ve ilginç noktalar. Arşivde tekrar rastlayınca paylaşmadan geçmeye gönlüm razı olmadı. Ayrıca en güzellerinden birkaç fotoğraf da ekledim yazıya, eminim hoşunuza gidecektir.

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Rüştü had a car accident in 1993 in which he was seriously injured and lost a friend. Following this, his agreed move from Antalyaspor to Beşiktaş was cancelled after the player failed a medical.

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Tolga was one of four goalkeepers used by Trabzonspor in the 2007/08 Turkish Süper Lig.

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Volkan went from villain to hero in Fenerbahçe's UEFA Champions League first knockout round second-leg tie against Sevilla FC, conceding two goals in the first few minutes but redeeming himself with three saves in the penalty shoot-out to steer his team into the quarter-finals.

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Servet has eleven brothers and has said he will never consider a move abroad because he wants to live close to them.

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Gökhan played in the Beşiktaş side that beat Liverpool FC 2-1 at home in the group phase of the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League but was conspicuous by his absence (through injury) when the Istanbul side were beaten 8-0 in a competition-record defeat at Anfield two weeks later.

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Emre Güngör won his first senior cap in Turkey's pre-UEFA EURO 2008™ game against Slovakia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win.

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Fatih Terim was also the head coach of Turkey when Emre, aged 19, won his first international cap – in a World Cup qualifier against Poland on 27 October 1993.

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Sabrı has played 12 times in the UEFA Champions League, his most treasured performances coming against Liverpool FC in the group phase of the 2006/07 tournament (2-3 at Anfield; 3-2 in Istanbul).

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Hamit is the older of the two Altıntop twins by ten minutes.

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'Balta' is Turkish for 'axe'.

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Emre's crucial equalising goal in the penultimate UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier away to Norway (2-1) was his first for Turkey in five years.

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Mehmet is still eligible to represent his country at next summer's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden should Turkey qualify.

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Aurélio has played against Brazil – his native country – in a testimonial game in June 2007 for former Turkey midfielder Tugay Kerimoğlu.

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Karadeniz translates as 'Black Sea' in Turkish.

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Tümer was on target on each of his first two UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying starts – against Malta (2-0 at home) and Greece (4-1 away).

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During his loan spell at Vestel Manisaspor, Arda was fielded as a right-back and right midfielder.

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Despite his two-goal heroics in Europe, Uğur has yet to score for Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.

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The day before making his senior international debut, Tuncay played for Turkey's U21 side and scored twice.

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Between UEFA EURO 2000™ and his appearance as a substitute in a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier against Malta in September 2007 Ayhan made just one international appearance – against Albania in March 2005.

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Nihat disappointed Turkish television producers when he rejected substantial offers to show his summer 2003 wedding on national TV.

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Kazım Kazım scored a goal against Switzerland on his debut for the Turkey Under-21 team.

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Mevlüt is known as 'Mevlut Erding' in France – possibly because of a typing error at the time of his registration.

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Despite being 25, his nickname is 'Young Semih' as he came from the Fenerbahçe youth system and is still often used as an impact substitute.