Hakan Ünsal
Hakan Ünsal (born 14 May 1973) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left wingback.
He achieved third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Turkey national team.
 Ünsal in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hakan Ünsal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sinop, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Karabükspor | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Galatasaray | 166 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Galatasaray | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Çaykur Rizespor | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 257 | (14) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Turkey U-21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2004 | Turkey | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Hakan Ünsal is remembered by many for his rocket left foot and his pinpoint passing as well as his ambition. He played most of his career at Galatasaray after joining from Karabükspor in 1993–94. After being a part of the squad that won the UEFA Cup in 2000, Ünsal moved to Blackburn Rovers of the English Premiership in January 2002. Blackburn had hoped to sign him in time for their upcoming appearance in the 2002 League Cup Final, however a work permit delayed his debut and he missed them lifting the cup. His return to Galatasaray was rapid as he was once again in Galatasaray colours for the 2002–03 season. After leaving Galatasaray following the 2004–05 season, he had a brief stint with Çaykur Rizespor before retiring from football.
He played for Turkey national team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he collected his third place medal.
He is most famous for an incident during the World Cup when Brazil played Turkey. Rivaldo was about to take a corner and Ünsal kicked the ball at him as he was annoyed about the time Rivaldo was taking, delaying the game, as Brazil was winning 2–1. The ball hit Rivaldo on his legs but he collapsed dramatically holding his face and consequently Ünsal was sent off and Brazil went on to win the match. Rivaldo was fined, but the sanctions were criticized by many as being too lenient.
Ünsal is also remembered for his high level of sportsmanship on the field[citation needed].
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karabükspor | 1993–94 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Galatasaray | 1995–96 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 1997-98 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2001–02 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 154 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 176 | 14 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2001–02 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Galatasaray | 2002–03 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 245 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 267 | 17 | |||
Honours
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- Turkish Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05
- UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
- UEFA Super Cup: 2000
- Turkey
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2002
References
External links
- Hakan Ünsal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hakan Ünsal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at TFF.org
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