Gökdeniz Karadeniz

Gökdeniz Karadeniz

Karadeniz with Rubin Kazan in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	11 January 1980
Place of birth	Giresun, Turkey
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Rubin Kazan
Number	61
Youth career
1994–1995	Yeniyolspor
1995–1997	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2008	Trabzonspor	235	(64)
2008–	Rubin Kazan	191	(37)
National team
2000–2001	Turkey U21	16	(4)
2002–2003	Turkey A2	2	(0)
2003–2008[1]	Turkey	50	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Gökdeniz Karadeniz (born 11 January 1980, in Giresun) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Russian club 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 an attacking midfield role. 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 five-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] 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 9 April 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trabzonspor	2000–01	33	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2001–02	33	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2002–03	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
	2003–04	33	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	35	1
	2004–05	32	12	0	0	0	0	2	1	34	4
	2005–06	15	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	6
	2006–07	34	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	36	9
	2007–08	24	11	4	3	0	0	2	0	30	15
Total	235	64	4	3	0	0	9	3	249	35
Rubin Kazan	2007–08	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	6
	2008–09	25	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	6
	2009–10	17	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	27	2
	2010–11	35	6	0	0	0	0	8	0	43	6
	2011–12	35	7	5	2	0	0	12	1	17	3
	2012–13	28	3	1	0	1	0	12	4	42	7
	2013–14	21	3	1	1	0	0	8	2	30	6
	2014–15	21	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	7
	2015–16	15	5	0	0	0	0	6	2	21	7
Total	189	37	10	3	1	0	56	10	256	50
Career Totals		273	65	14	6	1	0	59	11	490	82

Achievements

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Cup: (2): 2002–03, 2003–04

Rubin Kazan

• Russian Premier League: (2): 2008, 2009
• Russian Cup: 2011–12
• Russian Super Cup: (2) 2010, 2012

Turkey

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place (1): 2003
• UEFA European Championship: 3rd place (1): 2008

References

1. "Gökdeniz Karadeniz – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
2. Карадениз пополнил наш состав
3. Gökdeniz signed for Kazan
4. Click on Milli Maçlar

External links

• Gökdeniz Karadeniz – UEFA competition record
• Gökdeniz Karadeniz – FIFA competition record
• Gökdeniz Karadeniz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile on TFF.org