Nihat Kahveci
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Nihat Kahveci (2016) | |
| birthday | November 23, 1979 | |
| place of birth | Istanbul , Turkey | |
| size | 175 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| until 1998 | Beşiktaş Istanbul PAF | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1998-2001 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 114 (27) |
| 2002-2006 | Real Sociedad | 133 (58) |
| 2006-2009 | Villarreal CF | 62 (18) |
| 2009-2011 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 34 (3) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2000-2011 | Turkey | 69 (19) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2012– | Villarreal CF (youth) | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Nihat Kahveci (born November 23, 1979 in Istanbul ), usually just called Nihat , is a former Turkish soccer player and current soccer coach .
Career
In the club
He started his career at Beşiktaş Istanbul , where he played from 1997 to 2001.
In January 2002 he moved to Real Sociedad San Sebastián for a fee of five million euros . There he developed steadily, so that he became one of the best strikers in the Spanish league . He finished second in the top scorer list in the 2002/03 season with 23 goals (as many as Ronaldo ) behind Roy Makaay (29 goals). He made a significant contribution to Real Sociedad's runner-up in the 2002/03 season.
On February 19, 2005, Nihat tore a cruciate ligament , which is why he had to take a six-month break.
From 2006 Kahveci played at Villarreal FC . On November 22, 2006, he tore another cruciate ligament and fell out for months. Upon his return, he became the most dangerous goal-scoring player on the Villarreal team .
In the 2007/08 season he finished second in the Primera División with Villarreal, behind Real Madrid and ahead of FC Barcelona , scoring 18 goals for the "Submarinos" and finishing fourth among the top scorers. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo voted him the best player on the team. The 2008/09 season was negative for him, so he often paused due to injuries and remained goalless in the Champions League and the league for over a year . Nihat played 80 competitive games for FC Villarreal before moving back to Turkey in July 2009 to his home club Beşiktaş Istanbul for a transfer fee of 4.5 million euros. With immediate effect, he ended his career as an active soccer player on January 15, 2012.
National team
After numerous appearances for the Turkish U-21 national team , Kahveci made his debut for the Turkish national team on October 7, 2000 in the qualifier for the 2002 World Cup against Sweden (final score 1: 1). He scored his first goal for the national team on October 6, 2001 in the qualifying game for the 2002 World Cup against Moldova , in which he contributed to the team's victory in the 78th minute (final score 3-0).
He participated with the Turkish national soccer team in the soccer world championship 2002 , the Confed-Cup 2003 and the Euro 2008 . In all three tournaments he reached third place with her.
After tearing his first cruciate ligament , he celebrated his comeback in the national team on October 8, 2005 in a friendly against Germany . The final score of the game was 2-1 for Turkey. His comeback after his second cruciate ligament tear in the national team was also successful. In the decisive qualifying matches for the European Football Championship in 2008 , he scored one goal in the away game against Norway (2-1 for Turkey) and in front of a home crowd against Bosnia-Herzegovina .
In the group game at Euro 2008, he made it against the Czech Republic , after Arda scored the 1: 2 goal, for the 2: 2 equalizer in the 87th minute and then for the winning goal in the 89th minute. This enabled Turkey to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Euro 2008 against Croatia . Nihat injured himself in the quarter-finals and was unable to play against Germany in the semi-finals.
successes
As a national player
- Third with Turkey at the 2002 World Cup
- Third at the 2003 Confed Cup
- Semi-finalist with Turkey at the EM 2008
With his clubs
- Turkish Cup Winner : 1998 and 2011 (with Beşiktaş Istanbul)
- Spanish runner-up : 2002/03 (with Real Sociedad), 2007/08 (with FC Villarreal)
Individual successes / honors
- Second in the Primera División scorers list in the 2002/03 season
- Best foreign player in the Primera División 2003
- World top scorer in 2008 according to FIFA
Web links
- Nihat in the Turkish Football Federation database
- Nihat in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Nihat in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Internet presence of the Turkish Football Association
- ↑ Villarreal FC gives up two , Transfermarkt.de; dated June 27, 2009
- ↑ Nihat takes responsibility ( Memento from December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Gazetefutbol.de; dated July 28, 2009
- ↑ Nihat Kahveci ends his career , Fußball-Turkey.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahveci, Nihat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul , Turkey |