Mustafa Doğan

Mustafa Doğan (born 1 January 1976) is a retired German footballer of Turkish descent who played as a central defender.[1] During his professional career, he played for teams in both his native country and land of adoption, representing the German national team in the late 1990s.

Mustafa Doğan
Personal information
Full name Mustafa Doğan
Date of birth (1976-01-01) 1 January 1976
Place of birth Isparta, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1984–1989 TV Asberg
1989–1994 Bayer Uerdingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Bayer Uerdingen 33 (0)
1996–2003 Fenerbahçe 165 (1)
2003–2004 1. FC Köln 25 (1)
2004–2007 Beşiktaş 43 (2)
Total 266 (4)
National team
1999 Germany 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A native of the village of Dedeçam, in Yalvaç district, Isparta, Doğan started his career playing for TV Asberg, a small German club. At 13, he signed his first professional contract, with KFC Uerdingen 05, having made his first-team debut on 15 May 1994, in a second division match at Wuppertaler SV.

In 1996, Doğan transferred to Istanbul's Fenerbahçe SK. He stayed there for seven years, the first five as a starter, then switched back to Germany, signing with Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln.[2] On 18 October 2003, he netted his sole top flight goal, in a 1–0 home win against SC Freiburg.

Beşiktaş J.K. took it upon themselves to bring the defender back to the Turkish first division and signed Doğan in 2004–05. Hampered by several injuries, he retired in 2007, at 31.

International career

After also having represented Germany's U21, Doğan was fully capped twice by his adoptive nation in 1999,[3] the first in July, a 2–0 defeat with the United States in the FIFA Confederations Cup, playing his second and last three months later in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against, of all the teams, Turkey. A goalless home draw was the outcome.

Media career

After retiring, Doğan worked as football commentator for Turkish sports television NTV Spor.

References
  1. "Dogan, Mustafa" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (3 October 2019). "Mustafa Doğan - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. Arnhold, Matthias (3 October 2019). "Mustafa Doğan - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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