Hasan_Şaş

Hasan Şaş

Hasan Şaş

Turkish footballer and coach


Hasan Gökhan Şaş (Turkish pronunciation: [hasan ʃaʃ]; born 1 August 1976) is a Turkish football coach and former player, who played as a winger.

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He is 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. He was suspended from football for six months in 1998 after doping testing returned a positive result for the banned substance Phenylpropanolamine.[1][2]

Club career

Born in Karataş, Adana, Şaş began his club career with Ankaragücü in 1995.[citation needed]

Galatasaray

In 1998, Şaş signed with Galatasaray for $4.4 million,[3] 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.[4][5]

Şaş regained his spot with Galatasaray in the 1999–2000 season, in which Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup title in 2000 over Arsenal, and went on to win the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.[citation needed]

In the Champions League competition in 2000–01, Şaş made 12 appearances for Galatasaray. He scored against Spain's Real Madrid and Italy's A.C. Milan as well as against the Brazil national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup.[citation needed]

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 contracts to play in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Şaş announced his retirement from professional football.[6]

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 team from 1998 to 2006.[7]

Coaching career

Şaş resigned from duty of assistant manager of Galatasaray on 11 May 2020.[8]

Personal life

Şaş married Sibel Yalçın on 29 June 2003.[9][10] They divorced in February 2014. The couple had two children and a cat.[11]

Career statistics

Club

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  1. Appearances in Turkish Cup
  2. Named respectively as Milli Lig between 1959–1962, Türkiye 1. Futbol Ligi (1. Lig) between 1962–2000, and Süper Lig from 2001 to present

International

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Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Şaş goal.
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Honours

Turkey
Galatasaray
Individual

References

  1. "Türk Futbolunun en Pahalı Transferleri".
  2. "No mas, says Galatasaray striker Hasan Şaş". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  3. Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  4. "Galatasaray'da şok istifa... Ne diyorsak o" (in Turkish). OdaTV. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. "Hasan Şaş'a kebaplı düğün". hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  6. "HASAN ŞAŞ EVLENDİ..." habervitrini.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  7. "Hasan Şaş eşinden boşandı". skorer.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "Hasan Sas". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  9. "Hasan Gökhan Şaş". Mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  10. "Şaş, Hasan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  11. Crouch, Terry (2002). The World Cup - The Complete History. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 1845131495.
  12. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. "Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. "Reyna Named to FIFA World Cup All-Star Team". www.ussoccer.com. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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