.JPG) Altintop playing forGalatasaray in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hamit Altıntop[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | TuS Rotthausen | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Wattenscheid 09 | 75 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | 113 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Bayern Munich | 63 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Galatasaray | 61 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 350 | (30) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Turkey U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2014 | Turkey | 82 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Hamit Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation:[haˈmitaɫˈtɯntop]; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professionalfootballer and current board member of theTurkish Football Federation. He was a versatilemidfielder who could play either in adefending orattacking role and on bothflanks, known for his creative flair and long-range shooting ability. He is theidentical twin brother of footballerHalil Altıntop.
Altıntop was part of theTurkey squad that reached the semi-finals ofEuro 2008. After the tournament he was voted as part of the 23-manTeam of the tournament awards. He won the 2010FIFA Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the season in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Kazakhstan in a 3–0 win for his country.[2]
Altıntop started his professional career in local German clubWattenscheid in 2000 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, he was transferred toSchalke 04 in 2003, where he played in a primarily defensive midfield role. In the 2006–07 summer transfer window, Schalke signed his brother Halil fromKaiserslautern. Schalke came second in theBundesliga, only pipped byVfB Stuttgart by two points.
Altıntop joinedBayern Munich for the2007–08 season on a free transfer fromSchalke 04. He scored his first goal in his first game forBayern when they faced theBrazilian championsSão Paulo. Munich went on winning the game 2–1 after his spectacular free-kick. Remaining as one of Munich's starters, he scored another left-foot goal out of 30 meters distance againstWerder Bremen in theDFL-Ligapokal. Munich completed the match with a 4–1 victory.
Altıntop also scored a controversial penalty againstAberdeen in the first leg of their tie in theUEFA Cup competition on 14 February 2008 atPittodrie. The initial penalty kick was saved by Aberdeen goalkeeperJamie Langfield; however, Altıntop scored with the rebound. The match finished 2–2.[3]
In 2009–10 season, Bayern Munich competed in Champions League and they eventually went to2010 UEFA Champions League Final, which was played at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ofReal Madrid on Saturday, 22 May 2010. He started the match in the first 11, but he was substituted forMiroslav Klose, on 63rd minute.
On 2 June 2010, Altıntop signed a new one-year contract with Bayern Munich.[4] He was eventually released by Bayern during the end of the 2010–11 season, after failing to negotiate an extension to his contract. Thus, he became a free agent.
On 19 May 2011, it was announced Altıntop would move on a free transfer toReal Madrid. He signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club.[5] He made his debut for the club on 27 September at theSantiago Bernabéu in aChampions League match againstAFC Ajax, coming on in the 84th minute as a replacement forMesut Özil. He made his La Liga debut for the club on 15 October at theSantiago Bernabéu in a match againstReal Betis, coming on in the 78th minute as a replacement forCristiano Ronaldo. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 December at theEstadio Ramón Sánchez in a match againstSevilla FC on the 89th minute from an assist fromXabi Alonso, coming on in the 86th minute as a replacement forKarim Benzema. He made his first starting debut for the club on 28 January 2012 at theSantiago Bernabéu in a victory overZaragoza, playing a full match. He made his firstChampions League starting debut for the club on 4 April 2012 at theSantiago Bernabéu in a2011–12 Champions League quarter-finals match againstAPOEL F.C., playing a full match.
On 13 July 2012, he signed a four-year contract with theGalatasaray SK for €3.5 million from Real Madrid.[6][7] Altıntop would earn €2.4 million per-season in 2012–13 and 2013–14 in addition to a €20,000 per-match bonus.[8] He made his Galatasaray debut on 12 August 2012 in the2012 Turkish Super Cup final against the Turkish Cup ChampionsFenerbahçe. Galatasaray won 3–2, winning the title for the 12th time. He made hisSüper Lig debut the following week againstKasımpaşa. Altıntop's first goal for Galatasaray was a 30-meter free kick in the 37th minute of a Champions League defeat of former clubSchalke 04 on 12 March 2013.[9] Altintop failed to appear in Galatasaray's first 18 squad due to injuries during most of 2015 and 2016. He started reappearing in cup games. However, due to a disastrous performance against a second division club Tuzlaspor and the criticism of the supporters, the club decided to terminate his contract.[10]
On 31 January 2017, Altıntop signed a season long contract withDarmstadt 98.[11] He was named the best player of the 20th matchday by theBundesliga after contributing in major fashion to a surprise win againstBorussia Dortmund.[12] He parted ways with the club on 4 January 2018 for personal reasons and moved to Turkey with his family.[13]
Altıntop played in all five of Turkey's matches atUEFA Euro 2008. He assisted all three goals in the comeback against theCzech Republic and in the quarter-finals againstCroatia he scored the third penalty to make it 3–1 in the shoot out. After goalkeeperRüştü Reçber saved the next Croatian penalty, Turkey advanced to the semi-finals againstGermany. Turkish coach Fatih Terim used him as a right defender in the first two games of the tournament, a move that was heavily criticized by the media, since Altıntop was a midfielder for his then-club Bayern Munich.[citation needed] After the match againstSwitzerland, Terim switched him to midfield for the remainder of the tournament, which boosted both Turkey's and his own performance. His bold playing style and decisive passes made him a dominant player in the Turkish midfield. He was awarded with theCarlsbergMan of the Match award following the quarter-final match against Croatia. At the conclusion of the tournament, Altıntop was widely acknowledged to be one of the tournament's stars, and was included in UEFA's official 23-man "Team of the Tournament".[14]
In January 2011, Altıntop won theFIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year of 2010 for his volley againstKazakhstan in September 2010 in aEuro 2012 qualifier.[15]
He wascaptain of the national team for the first time on 30 March 2011 in a 2–0 victory againstAustria.
In 2018, one year after his retirement from professional, he was elected as a board of directors member of the Turkish Football Federation.
In 2014, Altıntop married Feyza Veli in a wedding ceremony in Istanbul's renownedÇırağan Palace.[16]
Altintop was nominated as the2023 UEFA Champions League Final ambassador, since the final was held atAtatürk Olympic Stadium inIstanbul.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wattenscheid 09 | 2000–01 | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 12 | — | — | — | 75 | 12 | |||||
| Schalke 04 | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8[b] | — | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 113 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 10 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9[b] | 3 | 3[c] | 1 | 40 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 13 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2011–12 | La Liga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Galatasaray | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 11[f] | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 350 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 66 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 468 | 42 | ||
| Turkey | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 9 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 7 |
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2007 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |  Norway | 1–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2 | 2–2 | |||||
| 3 | 12 August 2009 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium,Kyiv, Ukraine |  Ukraine | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3 March 2010 | BJK İnönü Stadium,Istanbul, Turkey |  Honduras | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 September 2010 | Astana Arena,Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 6 | 7 September 2010 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium,Istanbul, Turkey |  Belgium | 1–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 7 | 24 May 2012 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria |  Georgia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Schalke 04[19]
Bayern Munich[19]
Real Madrid[19]
Galatasaray[19]
Turkey
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