GALATASARAY S.K

Full name	Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Founded	1 October 1905 (1905-10-01) (106 years ago) as Galata-Serai Football Club[1]
Nicknames	Cimbom Aslanlar (The Lions) Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds) Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe) Gala (Mostly used in Europe)
Club colors	Red and Yellow
President	Ünal Aysal
Website	http://www.galatasaray.org/

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby], Galatasaray Sports Club) is the major Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball, Tennis and Superleague Formula Motorsports. Galatasaray Sports Club is one of the most important members of Galatasaray Community as Galatasaray University and Galatasaray High School.

The football team of the club is the greatest and only European cup winner team in Turkey, holding highest number of Turkish League, TSYD Cup, Turkish Super Cup as well as Turkish Cups.^[2][3] Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000.

İhsan Emre Vural and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they finished first in the 2004 Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland. The club's Wheelchair Basketball team won the Champions Cup in 2008, 2009 and 2011. They also won Kitakyushu Champions Cup and became world champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011.^[4][5] Galatasaray women's basketball team won the FIBA Eurocup 2009.^[6]

The name[link]

The name Galatasaray means Galata Palace, as Galatasaray High School is located near Galata, the medieval Genoese citadel at the north of the Golden Horn, also known as Pera (Peran en Sykais). Since the 19th century, the name "Pera" refers to the larger borough of Beyoğlu which includes the Galata.^[7]

History[link]

Active departments of Galatasaray
Football	Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)
Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)	Wheelchair Basketball
Athletics	Bridge	Equestrian
Judo	Rowing	Sailing
Swimming	Water Polo (Men's)	Water Polo (Women's)
Tennis	SL Formula	Handball

Galatasaray Sports Club was founded in the fall of 1905, by Galatasaray High School (an elite high school founded in 1481) students as a football club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen. Their first match was against Cadi Keuy FRC and they won this match 2–0.^[8] There were discussions about the clubs name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.^[9]

According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over Rûm club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı Efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of Galata (City) Palace), and, after this event, they adopted that name and started to call their club "GalataSaray". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally.^[10]

Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asim Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.

At first, the colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. These are the colors in Turkish flag. However, Turkish Republic was not founded at that time. Therefore, this inspiration caused repressive administration of the day feel uncomfortable and the administration hounded the footballers. For this reason, the colors were changed to yellow and dark blue till 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen stated, "We were imagining brightness of yellow - red fire over our team and thinking that it would carry us from one victory to another."^[10]

While the football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles.

Turkcell Super League formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 17 league titles since then.^[11]

The Turkish Football Federation started to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Ziraat Turkish Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 14 trophies since then.^[12]

Name and Pronunciation[link]

The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese colony of Galata. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata Palace'.

There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname "Cim Bom Bom" (pronounced 'Jim Bom Bom') or the shortened 'Cim Bom'. The shortened form 'Gala' is sometimes used in Europe/Americas.

It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words.

Team colors[link]

Galatasaray wore red and white colors when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue in 1907-1908 season. For a match against the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham football team played in 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen, the main founder of Galatasaray wrote the following in his diaries: “Our goalkeeper Asım Tevfik, left-forwarder Emin Bülent and right midfielder Ali Sami Yen are commissioned for the task of determining new team colors. “After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko’s store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did.”

The red and yellow were inspired from the colors of the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.^[13]

[edit] The official Color codes^[14]

Departments[link]

Defunct Departments[link]

• Gymnastics 1868
• Wrestling 1887

İstanbul Championship: Winner(8) 1945 to 1955

Turkish Championship: Winner(2)

• Cycling 1898
• Boxing 1904 the first club in Turkey.

The first boxer in Turkey was Sabri Mahir.

• Swedish Gymnastics 1908
• Hockey 1911
• Field Hockey 1915
• Baseball 1925
• Table Tenis 1925
• Cricket 1926
• Aviation & Gliding 1931
• Skiing & Mounteenering 1931
• Motocross 1931
• Fencing 1931
• Water ballet 1995

Reactivated Departments[link]

• Tennis 1910
• Handball 1926

İstanbul Championship: Winner(8) 1945 to 1955

Turkish Championship: Winner(2)

Stadium[link]

Galatasaray played during its first years in different fields, since there were not any stadiums in Istanbul. In 1921, the first stadium, Taksim Stadium opened.^[17] Galatasaray played there until 1940. When the historic Taksim Stadium was demolished, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in İnönü Stadium.

On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.^[18] It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. It is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had a capacity of over 35,000. Today, due to improvements in security and prohibition of standing spectators, it has an all-seater capacity of 24,990. The nickname of the stadium is "Hell".^[19]

After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record for a Turkish stadium was broken there, in a Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. But the Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.^[20]

The new Türk Telekom Arena stadium was opened 15 January 2011, and will be the new home ground for Galatasaray S.K., replacing the old Ali Sami Yen Stadium. The new stadium has a capacity of 52,695 seats.

Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song I Will Survive by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". This makes it easy for fans to participate.

In addition, before every game the Florida State Seminoles' War chant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show", where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves.^[21]

Other facilities[link]

Nevzat Özgörkey Equestrian Facilities - outside

Nevzat Özgörkey Equestrian Facilities - inside

• Galatasaray Islet
• Galatasaray Museum
• Florya Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center
• Galatasaray Beyoğlu Hasnun Galip Club Administrative Center
• Galatasaray Kalamış Sailing Facilities
• Galatasaray Küçükçekmece Rowing Center
• Galatasaray Nevzat Özgörkey Equestrian Facilities
• Galatasaray Olympic Aquatic Center

Club officials[link]

Board of Directors

Presidents

From-to	Names
1905–1918	Ali Sami Yen
1990–1996	Alp Yalman
1996–2001	Faruk Süren
2001–2002	Mehmet Cansun
2002–2008	Özhan Canaydın
2008–2011	Adnan Polat
2011–	Ünal Aysal

Other businesses[link]

Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Galatasaray Store

Galatasaray AŞ owns a chain of shops, Galatasaray Store, selling club merchandise in Turkey, Germany, Northern Cyprus. Shops are in İstanbul (24), Ankara (3), İzmir (1), Antalya (2), İzmit (1), Kayseri (1), Gaziantep (1), Mersin (1), Adana (1), Lefkoşa^[22][23]

The club also owns an online betting company, GS Bilyoner,^[24] an insurance company, GS Sigorta HDI,^[25] and an Internet service provider company, GSNET.^[26][27]

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Birand, M. A., & Polat, M. M. (2006). Passion that continues for 100 years. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 164788939
• Turagay, U., Özgün, G., Gökçin, B., Ahunbay (2006). 17 May: The story of a championship. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 169899400
• Hasol, D. (2004). Dreams/realities in Galatasaray. İstanbul: Yapı Yayın. ISBN 975-8599-44-5
• Tuncay, B. (2003). Galatasaray with European Success and Notable Players. Yapı Kredi Kü̈ltü̈r Sanat Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-975-08-0427-4
• Yamak, O. (2001). Galatasaray: Story of 95 years. Sinerji. OCLC 59287768
• Çakır, A. (1995). 90 questions about history of Galatasaray SK. Cağaloğlu, İstanbul: Demir Ajans Yayınları. OCLC 42434622
• Tekil, S. (1986). History of Galatasaray, 1905–1985. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. OCLC 25025508
• Tekil, S. (1983). Galatasaray 1905–1982: Memories. Arset Matbaacılık Koll. Şti. OCLC 62614035
• İsfendiyar, F. (1952). History of Galatasaray. İstanbul: [Doğan Kardeş yayınları]. OCLC 27753643

External links[link]

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• (Turkish) (English) (French) Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website
• (Turkish) (English) (French) Galatasaray Sports Club Official Facebook
• (Turkish) (English) (French) Galatasaray Sports Club Official Twitter
• (Turkish) Galatasaray Bilyoner Official Online Betting Website
• (Turkish) Galatasaray HDI Insurance Official Website
• (Turkish) Galatasaray Store Official Website
• (English) Nike Galatasaray Store UK
• (Turkish) Galatasaray Mobile Official Website
• (Turkish) Galatasaray Net Official Website
• (Turkish) (English) Galatasaray Bonus Card Official Website
• (Turkish) (English) Galatasaray Bonus Supporter MoneyCard Official Website
• (Turkish) (English) Galatasaray TV Official Website

Engin Baytar

Personal information
Full name	Engin Baytar
Date of birth	(1983-07-11) 11 July 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gütersloh, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray
Number	50
Youth career
1996–2000	FC Gütersloh
2000–2004	Arminia Bielefeld II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	Maltepespor	29	(2)
2006–2009	Gençlerbirliği	65	(10)
2009	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	11	(1)
2009–2011	Trabzonspor	38	(3)
2011–	Galatasaray	34	(2)
National team
2010–	Turkey	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Engin Baytar (born 11 July 1983) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Galatasaray^[1] in the Süper Lig.^[2]

Life and career[link]

Baytar was born and raised in Germany to Turkish parents. He first joined FC Gütersloh before transferring to Arminia Bielefeld in 2000. Baytar spent four years with the clubs reserve team before moving to Turkey-based club Maltepespor in 2004. He spent two at the club before moving to Gençlerbirliği, who loaned him out to Eskişehirspor for the second half of the 2008–2009 season. He was transferred to Trabzonspor at the beginning of the 2009–10 season and won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup, as well as the 2010 Turkish Super Cup.

On 17 August 2011, Engin joined Galatasaray for 2 years for a fee of €1.1 million.^[3] He made his assist at the match against Bursaspor to Johan Elmander on November the 26th. He scored his first goal, with Galatasaray, against Sivasspor. But unfortunately he also got a redcard in the same game.

Club statistics[link]

As of 12 May 2012

Honours[link]

Trabzonspor[link]

• Turkish Cup: 2010
• Turkish Super Cup: 2010

Galatasaray[link]

• Süper Lig: 2011-12

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Engin Baytar

• Engin Baytar on Playerhistory.com

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Nordin Amrabat
نورالدين أمرابط

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	Naarden, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger, Forward
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray SK
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2007	Omniworld	36	(14)
2007–2008	VVV-Venlo	33	(10)
2008–2011	PSV	56	(9)
2011–	Kayserispor	38	(6)
National team‡
2007–2010	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
2011–	Morocco	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2012

Nordin Amrabat (Arabic: نورالدين أمرابط‎ - Nûreddin Emrâbat‎, born 31 March 1987 in Naarden) is a Dutch-Moroccan football player, who is currently playing for Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He has played for Dutch national youth teams and has been called up for the senior national side one time. However, on October 1, 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for Morocco.

Biography[link]

Amrabat with Netherlands U21

Amrabat began his career at amateur club HSV De Zuidvogels. At a younger age he was scouted by Ajax. But after 3 seasons playing by AFC Ajax he was getting problems with his growing and injuries. He was then transferred to Huizen. There he was a part of the A-selection. After a good season at Huizen he was scouted by Omniworld.

Because of his creative game at FC Omniworld he was scouted by VVV Venlo. Amrabat also had made his debut at the national youth team.

After a few good games at VVV Venlo, he was wanted by Feyenoord, Ajax, PSV, Utrecht, SC Heerenveen and Standard Liège. On 1 March 2008 it was announced that Amrabat will be joining PSV Eindhoven. On 3 March Amrabat signed for a contract of 4 years at PSV for €2.1 million.^[1] He took over the number 11 jersey, previously worn by Kenneth Perez.

On January 3, 2011 Amrabat signed with Turkish club Kayserispor on a four and a half year deal for €1.1 million. He was intrested by Galatasaray at the beginning of the 2011-12 season. There was a little problem with him and his present club Kayserispor after him saying that Galatasaray is his dream team in a press confrence.^[2]

International[link]

In November 2011 he decided to represent Morocco.

In 11 November 2011, Amrabat made his debut with the Atlas Lions of Morocco against Uganda in a 0-1 loss in the LG Cup.

Genclik.:)

Statistics[link]

during training

season	club	country	competition	games	goals
2006/2007	FC Omniworld	Netherlands	Eerste Divisie	36	14
2007/2008	VVV-Venlo [3]	Netherlands	Eredivisie	33	10
2008/2009	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	25	5
2009/2010	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	25	3
2010/2011	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	6	1
2010/2011	Kayserispor	Turkey	Süper Lig	13	1 References[link] ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nordin-amrabat/transfers/spieler_55619.html ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nordin-amrabat/transfers/spieler_55619.html ^ VVV-Venlo > Selectie 2007–2008 External links[link] Profile v t e Morocco squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamyaghri 2 Chrétien 3 El Kaddouri 4 Kantari 5 Benatia 6 Hermach 7 Taarabt 8 El Ahmadi 9 El-Arabi 10 Belhanda 11 Assaidi 12 Amsif 13 Kharja 14 Boussoufa 15 El Kaoutari 16 Alioui 17 Chamakh 18 Boukhriss 19 Carcela-Gonzalez 20 Hadji 21 Amrabat 22 Badda 23 Mrani Coach: Gerets v t e Kayserispor – current squad 1 Navarro 2 Alkan 3 Hasan 4 İlhan 5 Eren 6 Zurab 7 Troisi 8 Abdullah 9 Gökhan Ünal 10 Cángele 11 Amrabat 12 Gökhan 15 Omer Kulga 16 Riveros 17 Kujović 18 Sefa 19 Cem Sultan 20 Umut 21 Biseswar 22 Ömer 23 Furkan 24 Nadir 26 Kamil Ahmet 27 Erhan 28 Engin 30 Okay 33 Berkay 34 Deniz Doğan 37 Pekarik 39 Semih -- Babacar Head Coach: Arveladze Persondata Name Amrabat, Nordin Alternative names Short description Dutch footballer Date of birth 31 March 1987 Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands Date of death Place of death

Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol

Muslera playing for Uruguay national football team in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol
Date of birth	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray
Number	25
Youth career
2001–2004	Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Montevideo Wanderers	44	(0)
2006–2007	→ Nacional	5	(0)
2007–2011	Lazio	96	(0)
2011–	Galatasaray	39	(1)
National team‡
2009–	Uruguay	33	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 April 2012

Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando musˈleɾa]; born 16 June 1986 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team. He was selected the sixth best goalkeeper in the world in 2011 by the IFFHS.^[1]

Club career[link]

Uruguay[link]

Muslera started his professional football career with Montevideo Wanderers in 2004, having come through the club's youth system. After impressive performances for Wanderers, Uruguayan giants Nacional opted to take him on loan in 2007. After returning to Montevideo, and a display of successful performances, he began to attract attention from Europe, until he was signed by Lazio in 2007.

Lazio[link]

Muslera playing for Lazio.

Lazio signed Muslera in August 2007 for a fee of about €3 million.^[2] He made his debut for Lazio in a 3–1 home win against Cagliari on 16 September 2007, and made four more consecutive starts, the last which was a disastrous performance in Lazio's 1–5 home loss to Milan on 7 October, a match in which he was at fault on four of the five goals Lazio conceded. That result saw him benched in favour of 44-year-old Marco Ballotta. Muslera remained as the second choice for the remainder of the season, making only four more league appearances and none in the UEFA Champions League. He did however play all of Lazio's remaining Coppa Italia matches, putting in good performances.

Muslera started as second-choice keeper for the 2008–09 season behind new signing Juan Pablo Carrizo but regained the starting spot in January 2009 following a run of poor form by Carrizo, coupled with conflicts with team management. Muslera's first starting appearance in the league this season saw him make several saves in a 3–1 loss to Sampdoria, including blocking an Antonio Cassano penalty. Further impressive performances in away wins over Napoli and Genoa, as well as in his first ever Derby della Capitale, saw Muslera regain a considerable amount of faith he had lost the previous season.

Known to the Lazio fans as castorino, or the "little beaver", Muslera was also an integral part of the club's successful Coppa Italia campaign, making decisive saves against Milan and Juventus as Lazio reached the final for the first time in five seasons. In the final on May 13, 2009, Muslera saved two penalties as Lazio emerged victorious 6–5 in the shootout after the match ended 1–1 in extra time.^[3]

The Uruguayan's impressive season saw him cement his position as the Roman club's first choice in the 2009–10 season, despite the arrival of Argentine keeper Albano Bizzarri on a free transfer. Muslera played in goal as Lazio opened the season with a 2–1 win over Inter in the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana, played in Beijing.

Following his successful performance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup he was voted the 7th best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS.^[4]

Galatasaray[link]

On 19 July 2011, Galatasaray officially announced the signing of Fernando Muslera from Lazio on a 5-year contract while he was on duty in the Copa América with Uruguay.^[5][6] The transfer involved Lorik Cana moving in the opposite direction, to Lazio, while Galatasaray also paid €6.75 million to Muslera's former club, Montevideo Wanderers who owned 50% of his playing rights.^[7][8] The total value of his transfer is therefore believed to be in the region of €12 million, making Muslera the most expensive goalkeeper transfer in Turkey^[9] and the fifth most expensive goalkeeper of all time. (However Lazio valued the sale of Muslera for a peppercorn fee as well as signing Cana also for peppercorn fee as a special accounting arrangement) He will earn €2 million a year.^[10]

On 8 April 2012, the last day of the Turkish Super League, he scored his first goal of his career from a penalty kick against Manisaspor. He also broke a new club record for every foreign player scoring for Galatasaray in a single season. The same match also resulted in Muslera keeping his 16th clean sheet of the season, an all time league record.^[11]

International career[link]

Muslera in action with National team

Muslera had been called up for the Uruguayan national team on numerous occasions, but did not earn his first cap until October 10, 2009, when he started in Uruguay's 2–1 away win over Ecuador. The match was Uruguay's penultimate qualifier for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

2010 FIFA World Cup[link]

He made his FIFA World Cup debut against France on June 11, 2010, Uruguay's opening game of the tournament and the second game on the opening day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He kept a clean sheet during all 3 of Uruguay's group matches (0–0 against France, 3–0 against South Africa, and 1–0 against Mexico). Muslera was decisive in the quarterfinal match against Ghana, when he saved two penalties at the penalty shootout. Muslera was a key component of the Uruguay team that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and subsequently finished fourth in the tournament.

2011 Copa América[link]

Muslera was called again by coach Óscar Tabárez to represent Uruguay as the first choice goalkeeper at the 2011 Copa América, which was held in Argentina. He was selected Man of the Match in the quarter-final match against Argentina in which Uruguay went through on penalties, with Muslera saving a penalty from Carlos Tévez to win them the match. Uruguay won the Copa América, Muslera played all the games.

Career statistics[link]

As of 19 April 2012‎^{[12][13][14][15]}

Club[link]

International[link]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Nacional

• Liguilla 2007

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2009
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2009

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2011-12

National team[link]

Uruguay

• 2010 World Cup: Fourth Place
• 2011 Copa América: Winner

Personal[link]

• IFFHS Best Goalkeeper 2010: 7th Place
• IFFHS Best Goalkeeper 2011: 6th Place^[1]
• Turkish Super League: most clean sheets (19) (Record)^[16]

References[link]