Ayhan Akman
Ayhan Akman (Turkish pronunciation: [ajhan akman]; born 23 February 1977) is a retired Turkish footballer who last played for Galatasaray. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for a banned substance. He is the assistant manager of Galatasaray.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ayhan Akman | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | İnegöl, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1993 | İnegölspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | İnegölspor | 21 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Gaziantepspor | 98 | (23) |
| 1998–2001 | Beşiktaş | 71 | (16) |
| 2001–2012 | Galatasaray | 237 | (10) |
| Total | 427 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Turkey U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1993 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Turkey U18 | 15 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1998–2009 | Turkey | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Galatasaray A2 (assistant)[1] | ||
| 2014 | Kayseri Erciyesspor (assistant)[1] | ||
| 2015 | Karşıyaka[1] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sarıyer[2] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray (assistants) | ||
| 2019–2019 | Antalyaspor (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Akman played for İnegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Beşiktaş.
He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for using banned Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone.[3][4] His transfer from Gaziantepspor to Besiktas in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history,[5] until recently.
Galatasaray
On 15 February 2012, he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2011–2012 season.[6]
Retirement
Akman retired from his professional football career as of 13 May 2012.
International career
He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against Germany in Basel.
Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup[8] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gaziantepspor | 1994–95 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 9 | |||
| 1996–97 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 6 | |||
| 1997–98 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 98 | 23 | 14 | 4 | – | – | 112 | 27 | |||
| Beşiktaş | 1998–99 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 10 | |
| 1999–00 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2000–01 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 71 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 19 | |
| Galatasaray | 2001–02 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 237 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 327 | 17 | |
| Career total | 406 | 49 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 523 | 63 | |
International
| Turkey national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 |
Honours
- Beşiktaş
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 1997–98
- Atatürk Kupası (1): 2000
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig (4): 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2004–05
- Süper Kupa (1): 2007–08
- Turkey
- UEFA European Championship bronze medalist: 2008[9][10][11]
References
- "Karşıyaka yeni Teknik Direktörü Ayhan Akman oldu". 24 February 2015.
- "Sarıyer'in yeni hocası Akman". 9 July 2015.
- Turkish footballers in doping case
- "Turkish sportspeople in doping case". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- 29.08.2009 - 00:00, Son Güncelleme: 28.08.2009 - 21:43. "Beşiktaş'ın transfer yıldızı Gaziantep oldu, 10 yılda 37 milyon dolar ödedi - Sondakika Ekonomi Haberleri". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Ayhan: Sezon sonunda futbolu bırakıyorum". 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- "Ayhan Akman, yeğeni Ali Akman ile ilgili konuştu" (in Turkish). Sporx.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Includes Atatürk Cup and Turkish Super Cup
- "Regulations of theUEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Germany-Turkey | Line-ups | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "UEFA EURO 2008™ squad lists announced" (PDF). UEFA.com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
External links
- Profile at Galatasaray.org
- Statistics at TFF.org (in Turkish)
- Ayhan Akman – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ayhan Akman at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ayhan Akman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ayhan Akman at Soccerbase
- Ayhan Akman at IMDb
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