| Fatih Tekke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fatih Tekke | |
| Date of birth | 9 September 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Sürmene / Trabzon, Turkey | |
| Height | 1. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Sürmene ( Greek: Σούρμενα Sourmena) is a town and a district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Trabzon ( Greek: Τραπεζούντα, Trapezounta) is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches 78m | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994 – 1998 1997 – 1998 1998 – 2000 2000 – 2003 2003 – 2006 2006 – present |
Trabzonspor Altay S.K. Trabzonspor Gaziantepspor Trabzonspor Zenit Saint Petersburg |
44 (5) 24 (8) 38 (6) 55 (28) 116 (77) 36 (8) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998 – present | Turkey | 25 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Fatih Tekke (born September 9, 1977) is a Turkish football player. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He is a Turkish international, a striker, and one of the most recognisable and popular sportsmen in Turkey today. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Having spent most of his career at Trabzonspor, he recently transferred to Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg. Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending His transfer to Zenit (roughly $13. 6 million[1]) made him the 19th most expensive transfer of 2006. [2]
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Career
Early career
Fatih Tekke was born in the small town of Köprübaşı in the province of Trabzon, and his skill at scoring goals allowed him to join the highly successful youth ranks of Trabzonspor, the local team. Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Located in a strategically important region Trabzon is of the oldest Trade Port Fatih was still in his teens when he started to appear in the first team. Due to managerial upheaval and also personal spats with some of the coaching team, he did not manage to cement his place in the team.
Altay and Gaziantepspor
At the beginning of the 1997/1998 season he was loaned out to strugglers Altay SK, of İzmir. Altay SK is a Turkish football club based in İzmir. The Black and White team colours represent the pain and honesty of the Turkish İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. It was here that Fatih first demonstrated his incredible talent. In an unforgettable 5-4 defeat to Galatasaray, he scored a hat-trick, along with Turkish hero Hakan Şükür (of Galatasaray). Hakan Şükür (born September 1, 1971 in Sakarya, Turkey) is a former Turkish footballer who played as a Striker In this period he made his first appearance for the Turkish national team. The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Tragedy followed a few weeks later when, at the peak of his form he broke his leg and was out of the game for six months. On his return to Trabzonspor, he did not manage to display the same level of confidence or ability as he was known to be capable of. The two years following his return from injury were plagued by being played out of position, and more disagreements with the coaching staff. Fatih already had a reputation as a troublemaker, rightly or wrongly, and despite his obvious talent Trabzonspor decided to allow him to leave. On his transfer to Gaziantepspor, he stated that he would never return. Gaziantepspor is a Turkish Sports club based in Gaziantep in southern Turkey It was in Gaziantep that Fatih would show that he still had a knack for scoring goals. Here he re-established his himself in the eyes of the national team coach and made a return to the international sphere. However, as always, trouble reared its ugly head again. At the beginning of the 2002/2003 season he was excluded from the squad and told to find himself a new club. Once Trabzonspor came knocking, there was only one team he wanted to join. He forgot about the past and wanted to give it another try at the team he had supported all his life.
Return to Trabzonspor
Upon his return to Trabzonspor, he was given the captains armband. Not only did this help him to mature and calm his usual aggressive tendencies, but it seemingly helped his talent tenfold as well. At present, he is the most feared attacking player in Turkey, and the main striker in the Turkish national team. His game has progressed since his emergence as a hungry predator at Altay SK. He is now an extremely capable target man, holding the ball up to aid the speedy Trabzonspor attack and scoring many headed goals. He is able to use both his feet to set up teammates for goalscoring opportunities as well as having an extremely clinical finish. He has tremendous influence in the team and is one of the undoubted stars of the Turkcell Super Lig.
His stated aims are to play for a top club abroad, but he maintains that this is only an ambition he would be willing to undertake at a big European club. He has also said that he has no interest for playing in any other Turkish team now that he has established himself at Trabzonspor. His main aim at Trabzonspor is to win the league championship, having already collected two cup winners medals. Along with the two fellow club captains, Gokdeniz Karadeniz and Huseyin Cimsir, Fatih Tekke represents the success of the Trabzonspor youth academy. Gökdeniz Karadeniz (born 11 January 1980 in Giresun) is a Turkish football player for the team Rubin Kazan. Hüseyin Çimşir was born on May 26, 1979 in Araklı, Trabzon. Not only are they all ever present in the Trabzonspor team, but they are also full Turkey internationals.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
He is a firm crowd favourite, and is approaching the peak of his career. Clubs like Feyenoord, Everton, Wigan, Arsenal, and Hertha Berlin, Barcelona were interested in Tekke. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan In July of 2006, he signed for Zenit Saint Petersburg. On August 6, 2006, Fatih Tekke scored on his debut for Zenit Saint Petersburg, a match where he came off the bench against Shinnik Yaroslavl and scored the only goal of the game for his team to win 1-0. FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (Футбольный клуб «Шинник» Ярославль is a Russian football club based in Yaroslavl. Tekke scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup group stage in a 3-2 victory over AE Larissa. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. AEL 1964 ( Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας 1964 - Athlitiki Enosi Larissas 1964) the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964, is a Greek He also assisted to the second and final goal of his team in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. Route to the final See also UEFA Cup 2007-08 Knockout stage Pre-match Zenit and Michel Platini asked the British government
Record
His career record in the league in games played, and goals scored is as follows:
| Years | Club | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Trabzonspor | 4 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Trabzonspor | 20 | 3 |
| 1996-97 | Trabzonspor | 18 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Altay SK (loan) | 24 | 8 |
| 1998-99 | Trabzonspor | 16 | 4 |
| 1999-00 | Trabzonspor | 22 | 2 |
| 2000-01 | Gaziantepspor | 31 | 16 |
| 2001-02 | Gaziantepspor | 24 | 12 |
| 2002-03 | Trabzonspor | 28 | 13 |
| 2003-04 | Trabzonspor | 24 | 11 |
| 2004-05 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 31 |
| 2005-06 | Trabzonspor | 28 | 22 |
| 2006-present | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 36 | 8 |
He has 25 caps and 9 goals for Turkey. Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Altay SK is a Turkish football club based in İzmir. The Black and White team colours represent the pain and honesty of the Turkish Gaziantepspor is a Turkish Sports club based in Gaziantep in southern Turkey The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation.
Honours
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References
The Russian Premier League (also known as Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia) is the top division of Russian football. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Route to the final See also UEFA Cup 2007-08 Knockout stage Pre-match Zenit and Michel Platini asked the British governmentDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic