Hamit Altıntop
 Hamit Altıntop playing for Bayern Munich |
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| Full name | Hamit Altıntop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | TuS Rotthausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Wattenscheid 09 | 75 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Schalke 04 II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | 113 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Bayern Munich | 63 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Real Madrid | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Turkey | 73[1] | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 21 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hamit Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [häˈmit äɫˈtɯnto̞p]; born 8 December 1982) is a German-born Turkish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga.[2] He is a versatile midfielder who can play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks. He is well known for his flair of long-shot ability, as shown when he played for Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.
Altıntop was part of the Turkey squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008. After the tournament he was voted as part of the 23-man Team of the tournament awards. He won the 2010 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the season in an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Kazakhstan in a 3–0 win for his country.[3]
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Schalke
Altıntop started his professional career in local German club Wattenscheid in 2000 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, he was transferred to Schalke 04 in 2003, where he played in a primarily defensive midfield role. In the 2006–07 summer transfer window, Schalke signed his brother Halil from Kaiserslautern. Schalke came second in the Bundesliga, only pipped by VfB Stuttgart by two points.
[edit] Bayern Munich
Altıntop joined Bayern Munich for the 2007–2008 season on a free transfer from Schalke 04. He scored his first goal in his first game for Bayern when they faced the Brazilian champions São Paulo. Munich went on winning the game 2–1 after his spectacular free-kick. Remaining as one of Munich's starters, he scored another left-foot goal out of 30 meters distance against Werder Bremen in the Liga-Pokal. Munich completed the match with a 4–1 victory.
Altıntop also scored a controversial penalty against Aberdeen in the first leg of their tie in the UEFA Cup competition on 14 February 2008 at Pittodrie. The initial penalty kick was saved by Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield; however, Altıntop scored with the rebound. The match finished 2–2.[4]
In 2009–10 season, Bayern Munich competed in Champions League and they eventually went to 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, which was played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid on Saturday, 22 May 2010. He started the match in the first 11, but he was substituted with Miroslav Klose, on 63rd minute.
On 2 June 2010, Altıntop signed a new one year contract with Bayern Munich.[5] He was eventually released by Bayern during the end of the 2010–11 season, after failing to negotiate an extension to his contract. Thus, he became a free agent.
[edit] Real Madrid
On 19 May 2011, it was announced Altıntop will move on a free transfer to Real Madrid. He signed a four year contract with the Spanish club.[6] He made his debut for the club on 27 September at the Santiago Bernabéu in a Champions League match against AFC Ajax, coming on in the 84th minute as a replacement for Mesut Özil. He made his La Liga debut for the club on 15 October at the Santiago Bernabéu in a match against Real Betis, coming on in the 78th minute as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 December at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez in a match against Sevilla FC on the 89th minute from a assist from Xabi Alonso, coming on in the 86th minute as a replacement for Karim Benzema. He made his first starting debut for the club on 28 January 2012 at the Santiago Bernabéu in a victory over Zaragoza, playing a full match. He made his first Champions League starting debut for the club on 4 April 2012 at the Santiago Bernabéu in a match against APOEL F.C., playing a full match.
[edit] International career
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Altıntop played in all five of Turkey's matches at UEFA Euro 2008. He assisted all three goals in the comeback against the Czech Republic and in the quarter finals against Croatia he scored the third penalty to make it 3–1 in the shoot out. After goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber saved the next Croatian penalty, Turkey advanced to the semi-finals against Germany. Turkish coach Fatih Terim used him as a right defender in the first two games of the tournament, a move that was heavily criticized by the media, since Altıntop is a midfielder for his club Bayern Munich.[citation needed] After the match against Switzerland, Terim switched him to midfield for the remainder of the tournament, which boosted both Turkey's and his own performance. His bold playing style and decisive passes made him a dominant player in the Turkish midfield. He was awarded with the Carlsberg Man of the Match award following the quarter final match against Croatia.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Altıntop was widely acknowledged to be one of the tournament's stars, and was included in UEFA's official 23-man "Team of the Tournament".[7]
In January 2011, Altıntop won the FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year of 2010 for his volley against Kazakhstan in September 2010 in a Euro 2012 qualifier.[8]
He was captain of the national team for the first time on 30 March 2011 in a 2–0 victory against Austria.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club
As of 4 April 2012
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Wattenscheid 09 | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | 31 | 4 | — | 31 | 4 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | 33 | 7 | — | 33 | 7 | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | Schalke 04 II | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bayern Munich | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | Bayern Munich II | 3rd Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | Germany | 253 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 334 | 35 | |
| Spain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 258 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 346 | 36 | ||
[edit] International goals
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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| 1. | 28 March 2007 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |  Norway |
1–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |||||
| 2. | 28 March 2007 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Norway |
2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | |||||
| 3. | 12 August 2009 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine |  Ukraine |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |||||
| 4. | 3 March 2010 | BJK İnönü Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey |  Honduras |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||||
| 5. | 3 September 2010 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |||||
| 6. | 7 September 2010 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, Turkey |  Belgium |
1–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |||||
| 7. | 24 May 2012 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria |  Georgia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 24 May 2012 | |||||||||||
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Schalke 04
- Liga-Pokal: 2005
- Bayern Munich
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2009–10
- Bundesliga: 2007–08, 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2008, 2010
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
- DFL-Supercup: 2010
- Real Madrid
[edit] Individual
[edit] References
- ^ "Altintop, Hamit" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/spanien/liga-bbva/2011-12/real-madrid/26144/spieler_hamit-altintop.html. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Real to sign Hamit Altintop, a winner at the disposal of Mourinho". realmadrid.com. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330057069034/noticia/Noticia/Hamit_Altintop_to_play_for_Real_Madrid.htm. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Altintop claims the FIFA Puskás Award 2010". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/puskasaward/index.html. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen 2–2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 14 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7236397.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Altintop signs new Bayern Munich deal". Ontheminute.com. 2 June 2010. http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=23183. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ "Madrid swoop for free agent Hamit Altıntop". UEFA.com. 19 May 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ger/news/newsid=1633071.html. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". euro2008.uefa.com. 30 June 2008. http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729372.html. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Argentina's Lionel Messi wins Fifa Ballon d'Or award". BBC Sport. 10 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9356019.stm. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
[edit] External links
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- Real Madrid official profile
- Hamit Altıntop at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Transfermarkt profile
- Hamit Altintop at worldfootball.net
- Hamit Altıntop – FIFA competition record
- Hamit Altıntop at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hamit Altıntop career stats at Soccerbase
- Hamit Altıntop at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Gelsenkirchen
- Identical twins
- Twin people from Germany
- Twin sportspeople
- Turkish footballers
- Association football utility players
- Association football midfielders
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- 3. Fußball-Liga players
- SG Wattenscheid 09 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- FC Bayern Munich players
- La Liga footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Turkey international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Twin people from Turkey
