İlyas Kahraman
İlyas Kahraman (born March 31, 1976 in Istanbul) is a Turkish retired professional soccer player. He was a midfielder and in the 2000-01 season he was suspended from football for six months after failing a doping test.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İlyas Kahraman | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | İstanbul, Turkey | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galatasaray | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Galatasaray | 43 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Gaziantepspor | 81 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 41 | (6) |
| 2001–2004 | Denizlispor | 59 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Malatyaspor | 31 | (6) |
| 2005 | Bursaspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Diyarbakırspor | 31 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Antalyaspor | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | İstanbul BB | 29 | (5) |
| 2009 | Boluspor | 11 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Adanaspor | 28 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Eyüpspor | 32 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Turkey U-16 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
After being promoted from Galatasaray's youth club to senior club, Ilyas played for Galatasaray for a while. He was seen as one of the most important players for the future by the club management. However, his career dramatically changed after he missed a crucial penalty in a historical Turkish Cup match against Gençlerbirliği on November 28, 1996.
After leaving Galatasaray, he played for Gaziantepspor, Yimpaş Yozgatspor, Denizlispor, Malatyaspor, Bursaspor and Diyarbakırspor. After Diyarbakırspor were relegated Kahraman has been transferred to recently promoted Antalyaspor.
On 2000-01 season he was suspended from football for six months after failing a doping test.[1]
Kahraman has made his debut for Antalyaspor in Çaykur Rizespor match on 6 August 2006. He also played in İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor between 2007-2009.