Yekta Kurtuluş
Yekta Kurtuluş | ||
Kurtuluş in the jersey of Gala (2014)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | December 11, 1985 | |
place of birth | Izmir , Turkey | |
size | 173 cm | |
position | midfield | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1994-2004 | Izmirspor | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2004-2007 | Izmirspor | 71 (6) |
2007-2011 | Kasımpaşa Istanbul | 89 (8) |
2011-2015 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 66 (2) |
2015-2016 | Medicana Sivasspor | 9 (0) |
2016– | Antalyaspor | 55 (1) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
2010-2011 | Turkey | 2 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2017/18 |
Yekta Kurtuluş (born December 11, 1985 in Izmir ) is a Turkish football player .
Club career
Yekta Kurtuluş started his career at his hometown club Izmirspor . There Yekta played a total of 71 games from 2004 to 2007 and scored six goals. With his move to the Süper Lig to Kasımpaşa Istanbul , he took a big step in his young career. He made his debut for the club from Istanbul on November 25, 2007 against Çaykur Rizespor . In his first season he rose with Kasımpaşa in the 2nd division , but a year later he was promoted back to the Süper Lig.
In the 2010/11 season Kurtuluş was captain of Kasımpaşa and Turkish national team. In January 2011 he moved to the traditional club Galatasaray Istanbul for a transfer fee of 3.75 million euros , where he signed a contract until May 31, 2015.
For the 2015/16 season Kurtuluş moved to league rivals Medicana Sivasspor on a free transfer . He left this club after half a season and then moved on to Antalyaspor within the league .
National team
For the friendly game between Turkey and the Netherlands on November 17, 2010, he was appointed to the squad of the Turkish national team. In the same game Kurtuluş was substituted on in the 83rd minute for Hamit Altıntop and thus made his debut for the Turks.
success
Galatasaray Istanbul
- Turkish champion : 2011/12 , 2012/13 , 2014/15
- Turkish Super Cup winner : 2012 , 2013
- Turkish Cup Winner : 2013/14 , 2014/15
- Emirates Cup winner: 2013
Kasımpaşa SK
- Play-off winner of the TFF 1st Lig and promotion to the Süper Lig : 2008/09
Web links
- Yekta Kurtuluş in the database of weltfussball.de
- Yekta Kurtuluş in the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu database (English)
- Yekta Kurtuluş in the database of mackolik.com (Turkish)
- Yekta Kurtuluş in the EU-Football.info database
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kurtuluş, Yekta |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Izmir |