Hasan Şaş

Hasan Şaş

Hasan with Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Hasan Gökhan Şaş
Date of birth	1 August 1976
Place of birth	Karataş, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Adana Demirspor	4	(0)
1995–1998	Ankaragücü	80	(9)
1998–2009	Galatasaray	234	(28)
Total		318	(37)
National team
1998–2006	Turkey	40	(2)
Teams managed
2011–2013	Galatasaray (Assistant Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Hasan Gökhan Şaş (Turkish pronunciation: [hasan ʃaʃ], born 1 August 1976) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a winger and is currently a commentator on TV.

He is best known for his time at Galatasaray and for his performance with the Turkey national team at the FIFA World Cup 2002, where he was voted into the All-Star Team. During both assignments, he played as a winger with great success.

Club career

Born in Karataş, Adana, Hasan began his club career with Ankaragücü in 1995.

Galatasaray

In 1998, Hasan signed with Galatasaray for $4.4 million,^[1] but almost immediately upon arrival, he was suspended from football for six months after doping testing returned a positive result for the banned substance Phenylpropanolamine.^[2][3] The winger did not allow the sizable bout with adversity to ruin his burgeoning career, as he roundly regained his spot with Galatasaray in the 1999-2000 season, in which the club won the first major European trophy for any Turkish club. Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup title in 2000 over Arsenal in a hard-fought final, and went on to win the 2000 European Super Cup.

In the Champions League competition in 2000–01, the left-sided attacker made 12 appearances for Galatasaray. He even managed to grab goals against such giants as Spain's Real Madrid and Italy's A.C. Milan as well as against the Brazilian National Team in 2002 FIFA World Cup. After establishing himself for both club and country, Milan, Arsenal and French side Nantes expressed interest in the player's services, but terms could not be agreed.

At the end of the 2008–09 Super Lig season it was announced that Galatasaray would not be renewing his contract and after declining many lucrative contracts to play in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Hasan announced his retirement from professional football.^[4]

International career

(#11 Hasan) Turkey national football team on an Azerbaijanian stamp for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Hasan made 40 appearances for the Turkey national football team from 1998 to 2006.^[5]

Career statistics

^[6][7][8]

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Adana Demirspor	1994–95	3	0	-	-	-	-	-		3	0
	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Ankaragücü	1995–96	19	1	-	-	-	-	-		19	1
	1996–97	29	6	-	-	-	-	-		29	6
	1997–98	32	2	-	-	-	-	-		32	2
	Total	80	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	9
Galatasaray	1998–99	24	4	-	-	-	-	6	0	30	4
	1999–00	25	3	-	-	-	-	4	0	29	3
	2000–01	30	6	-	-	-	-	12	2	42	8
	2001–02	27	2	-	-	-	-	11	0	38	2
	2002–03	20	1	1	0	-	-	5	1	26	2
	2003–04	22	2	1	0	-	-	7	1	30	3
	2004–05	22	4	-	-	-	-	-		22	4
	2005–06	26	2	4	0	-	-	2	0	32	2
	2006–07	20	2	3	0	-	-	4	1	27	3
	2007–08	10	1	4	0	1	0	4	0	19	1
	2008–09	8	0	0	0	-		4	0	12	0
	Total	234	27	13	0	1	0	59	5	307	32
Career total		317	36	13	0	1	0	59	5	390	41

International

Turkey national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	2	0
1999	0	0
2000	2	0
2001	9	0
2002	10	2
2003	6	0
2004	7	0
2005	3	0
2006	1	0
Total	40	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2002	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea	Brazil	2–1	Loss	2002 FIFA World Cup
2.	13 June 2002	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	China PR	3–0	Win	2002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

• Galatasaray
  • Turkish League: 5 (1998–99, 1999-00, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08)
  • Turkey Cup: 3 (1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05)
  • TSYD Cup: 2 (1998–99, 1999–00)
  • Turkish Super Cup: 1 (2008)
  • UEFA Cup: 1 (2000)
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2000)
• Turkey
  • FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place

Individual

• FIFA World Cup 2002: All-Star Team

Personal life

He got married to Sibel Yalçın on 29 June 2003.^[9][10] They divorced in February 2014. The couple had two children.^[11]

References

1. http://takvim.com.tr/multimedya/galeri/spor/turk_futbolunun_en_pahali_transferleri?tc=49&page=4
2. Turkish footballers in doping case
3. Turkish sportspeople in doping case
4. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178018&bolum=5
5. Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF.
6. "Şaş, Hasan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
7. "Hasan Sas". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
8. "Hasan Gökhan Şaş". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
9. "Hasan Şaş'a kebaplı düğün". hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
10. "HASAN ŞAŞ EVLENDİ...". habervitrini.com. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
11. "Hasan Şaş eşinden boşandı". http://skorer.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 15 February 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Hasan Şaş – FIFA competition record
• Hasan Şaş at National-Football-Teams.com