Yıldıray Baştürk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yıldıray Baştürk | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Herne, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | DSC Wanne-Eickel | ||
| 1987–1996 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Wattenscheid 09 | 20 | (6) |
| 1997–2001 | VfL Bochum | 104 | (13) |
| 2001–2004 | Bayer Leverkusen | 73 | (8) |
| 2004–2007 | Hertha BSC | 71 | (14) |
| 2007–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | (4) |
| 2010 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 300 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2008[1] | Turkey | 49 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Yıldıray Baştürk (Turkish pronunciation: [jɯɫˈdɯˈɾaj baʃˈtyrk], born 24 December 1978) is a retired Turkish footballer who last played for English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in 2010.
He was capped 49 times for the Turkey national football team, representing the team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup where it finished in third place. In the same year he also appeared for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final.
Club career
Early years, Bochum and Bayer
The son of a miner, Baştürk began his football career at Sportfreunde Wanne-Eickel. As a teenager Baştürk played for SG Wattenscheid 09, and his breakthrough in the Bundesliga came with city rivals VfL Bochum, for whom he even played in the UEFA Cup. After the 2001 transfer to Bayer 04 Leverkusen more success was coming his way. Baştürk and Leverkusen finished second in the German league, the German Cup and the 2002 Champions League Final.
Hertha and Stuttgart
In July 2004 he was transferred to Hertha BSC, where he remained until 2007 when his contract expired. Baştürk agreed to join German champions VfB Stuttgart on a Bosman transfer on 28 May 2007 for the start of the 2007–08 season.[2]
Blackburn Rovers
On 27 January 2010, it was announced that Baştürk had agreed to join Blackburn Rovers from Stuttgart until the end of the season on a free transfer,[3] after his contract with Stuttgart was terminated.[4] Baştürk was handed his first start for Blackburn in the Premier League when he started against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 April 2010 at Molineux, however he was substituted at half-time. Baştürk was not offered a contract extension by Rovers.
International career
In 2002 he also played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the Turkish team came third. Baştürk currently has 49 caps and two goals for Turkey. However, after he was left out of Turkey's 23-man squad for Euro 2008, he said he would never play for the national team as long as Fatih Terim remains as the coach.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2001 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |  Austria | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 World Cup play-off qualifier |
| 2. | 28 April 2004 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 26 March 2005 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |  Albania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
Career statistics
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 3 | |
Honours
- Bayer Leverkusen
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2001–02
- Turkey
- FIFA World Cup: Third place 2002
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Third place 2003
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (22 January 2009). "Yildiray Bastürk – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "VfB sign Bastürk". www.vfb.de. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ↑ "Rovers complete Basturk deal". www.Rovers.co.uk. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Bastürk to Blackburn". www.vfb.de. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Basturk vows never to play against under Terim". ESPNsoccernet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
External links
- Yıldıray Baştürk – FIFA competition record
- Leverkusen who's who (German)
- Yıldıray Baştürk at worldfootball.net
- Yıldıray Baştürk profile at Fussballdaten
- Yıldıray Baştürk at ESPN
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mirko Dickhaut |
VfL Bochum captain February 2001 – June 2001 |
Succeeded by Rein van Duijnhoven |
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