Gökhan Zan

Gökhan Zan (born 7 September 1981[1] in Antakya) is a retired Turkish footballer.

Gökhan Zan
Zan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Gökhan Zan
Date of birth (1981-09-07) 7 September 1981
Place of birth Hatay, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1997–1998 Hatayspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Hatayspor 12 (2)
2000–2003 Çanakkale Dardanelspor 80 (9)
2003–2009 Beşiktaş 69 (4)
2004–2005 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2015 Galatasaray 56 (3)
Total 219 (18)
National team‡
2000 Turkey U19 2 (0)
2002–2003 Turkey U21 7 (0)
2005–2013 Turkey 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2013

Club career

Zan started his career with Hatayspor and then moved on to Çanakkale Dardanelspor before joining Beşiktaş in 2003. He needed time to make his mark with the Turkish giants, and spent a spell on loan with Gaziantepspor before returning to the İnönü Stadium.[1]

Galatasaray

Following 2008–09 season-end, Zan could not negotiate a deal with Beşiktaş. On 22 June 2009, it had been announced that Zan made a deal with Galatasaray for a period of 2 years starting from 2009–10 season.[2] In further rumours, it has been written on papers that Zan had never been called by Beşiktaş in order to negotiate after his contract had been expired, which was dealt for two years within an optional second season. After 20 days with no proposal from the club, Zan have accepted Galatasaray's offer.[3]

On 27 June 2011, Zan signed a new contract, with €700,000 per annum wage plus €20,000 per game.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on the second half of the 2010–11 Süper Lig season which came in the first half as the game ended in a 1–1 draw against Kayserispor. Zan played 12 matches on the 2011–12 Süper Lig season and scored 2 goals, one against Eskişehirspor in 2–0 win and the other in a 4–0 win against Ankaragücü. He was part of Galatasaray's champion squad.

In early April 2013, his contract was extended for another two-years until 2015.

International career

Zan emerged as a key man for Turkey in their Euro 2008 qualifying push, starring in seven games for Fatih Terim's side. At the tournament itself, Zan made three appearances after he was initially injured in the opening game against Portugal. He has appeared in two qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Playing style

A tall, commanding central defender who plays with great pride and muscle but lacks agility and football intelligence. Another fault-line is his fragile physical make-up (which earned him the nickname the Glassman), but he has still managed to enjoy a fine career for club and country despite his flaws.

Career statistics
As of 22 December 2013[5]

Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hatayspor 1999–00 122-----122
Total 122000000122
Çanakkale Dardanelspor 2000–01 29220----312
2001–02 25320----273
2002–03 26421----285
Total 8096100008610
Beşiktaş 2003–04 2020----40
Total 2020000040
Gaziantepspor 2004–05 29131----322
Total 291310000322
Beşiktaş 2005–06 110301020170
2006–07 24360--20323
2007–08 20010--40250
2008–09 19170----261
Total 74417010801004
Galatasaray 2009–10 9010-60160
2010–11 15120-00171
2011–12 1221000-132
2012–13 100200030150
2013–14 90101030140
Total 5547010120754
Career total 00000000022

International
Turkey national team
YearAppsGoals
2006100
200760
2008110
200940
201020
201120
201200
201310
Total360

Honours
Beşiktaş
Galatasaray
Turkey
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References
  1. hurriyet.com.tr (13 July 2003). "Luca'nın Prensi" (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. Gökhan Zan Galatasaray’da
  3. "Beşiktaş'tan 4 milyon Euro'luk unutkanlık". Hürriyet. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  4. "Sözleşmenin Uzatılması Hakkında". Turkish Public Disclosure System (in Turkish). 27 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. "Gökhan Zan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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