Ayhan Akman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | İnegöl, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1993 | İnegölspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | İnegölspor | 21 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Gaziantepspor | 98 | (23) |
| 1998–2001 | Beşiktaş | 71 | (16) |
| 2001–2012 | Galatasaray | 237 | (10) |
| Total | 427 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Turkey U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1993 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Turkey U18 | 15 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1998–2009 | Turkey | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Galatasaray A2 (assistant)[1] | ||
| 2014 | Kayseri Erciyesspor (assistant)[1] | ||
| 2015 | Karşıyaka[1] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sarıyer[2] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray (assistants) | ||
| 2019 | Antalyaspor (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ayhan Akman (Turkish pronunciation: [ajhan akman]; born 23 February 1977) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for a banned substance. He is the assistant manager of Galatasaray.
Galatasaray
Akman played for İnegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Beşiktaş.
He was suspended from football for six months after doping testing positive for banned for using banned Anabolik Steroid-Metenolone.[3][4] His transfer from Gaziantepspor to Besiktas in 1998 for $8.75 million, as requested by manager John Toshack made Ayhan the most expensive internal transfer in Turkish football history,[5] until recently.
On 15 February 2012, he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2011–2012 season.[6]
Retirement
Akman retired from his professional football career as of 13 May 2012.[citation needed]
International career
He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against Germany in Basel.[citation needed]
