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| Full name | Hakan Ünsal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-14)14 May 1973 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sinop, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing back | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Hakan Ünsal (born 14 May 1973) is a Turkish former professionalfootballer who played as aleft wingback. He achieved third place at the2002 FIFA World Cup withTurkey national team.
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 atGalatasaray after joining from Karabükspor in 1993–94. After being a part of the squad that won theUEFA Cup in 2000, Ünsal moved toBlackburn Rovers of theEnglish Premiership in January 2002. Blackburn had hoped to sign him in time for their upcoming appearance in the2002 League Cup Final, however a work permit delayed his debut and he missed them lifting the cup.[1] 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 withÇaykur Rizespor before retiring from football.
He played forTurkey national team and was a participant at the2002 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.[2] 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].
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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