Alper Balaban

Alper Balaban (9 August 1987 – 12 April 2010) was a Turkish-German footballer who started his career with Fenerbahçe.[2]

Alper Balaban
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-09)9 August 1987
Place of birth Heilbronn, West Germany
Date of death 12 April 2010(2010-04-12) (aged 22)
Place of death Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–2005 1899 Hoffenheim
2005–2007 Fenerbahçe PAF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Fenerbahçe U-23 58 (16)
2007 Fenerbahçe 1 (0)
2008Kocaelispor (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009Bucaspor (loan) 13 (0)
2009 İnegölspor 14 (0)
2009 Eskişehirspor[1] 2 (0)
2009–2010 Tavşanlı Linyitspor
International career
2006 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Balaban was raised in Gemmingen and Heilbronn. He began his career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2005, he was transferred to Fenerbahçe. He made his debut in a Turkish Cup match against Sivasspor on 11 November 2006 and was brought on in the 82nd minute.

Balaban played 58 times for Fenerbahçe PAF and scored 16 goals.

On 5 April 2010 he was involved in a car accident in Bretten, Germany, and died seven days later on 12 April 2010.[3]

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