Muhammet Akagündüz
Muhammet Hanifi Akagündüz (born January 11, 1978 in Bingöl), nicknamed Aka, is a Turkish-born Austrian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammet Hanifi Akagündüz | ||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bingöl, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | WS Ottakring | ||
| 1996–1997 | Breitensee WAT | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Austria Wien Amateure | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | SV Gerasdorf | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | FCN Skt Pölten | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Austria Wien | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | FCN Skt Pölten | 34 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | SV Ried | 90 | (29) |
| 2003–2004 | Malatyaspor | 29 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Konyaspor | 31 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Rapid Wien | 34 | (9) |
| 2006 | Kayserispor | 13 | (2) |
| 2007 | Hellas Verona | 5 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | SV Ried | 27 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Manisaspor | 27 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 13 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2007 | Austria | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2009/10 season ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2008 | |||
Akagündüz moved with his family to Austria in 1987 and he gained Austrian citizenship three years later.
Club career
His career has seen the much-travelled Aka play for FK Austria Wien, Gerasdorf, St. Pölten, VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, SV Ried, Malatyaspor, Konyaspor, Rapid Wien, Kayserispor and Hellas Verona.
International career
Akagündüz has also played for the Austrian national team, having decided to represent his naturalised country rather than that of his birth. He made his debut for Austria in October 2002 against Belarus and has earned 10 caps, scoring one goal. His final international game was a February 2007 friendly match against Malta in which he came on as a late substitute for Roland Linz.
National team statistics
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
References
- "Muhammet Akagündüz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Player profile - SV Ried
- Player profile - Austria Archive
- Rapid stats - Rapid Archive
- Muhammet Akagündüz at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Roster - Manisaspor". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-07.