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Turkey football team at EURO 2008
Turkey Football association was founded in 1923. They join UEFA in 1962 and FIFA in 1923.
Actual president for Turkey Football association is Metin Kazancioglu and the coach Fatih Terim
In FIFA ranking they are on place 25, best ever place was 5 in june 2004, and worst at 67 in oct 1993. Turkey qualified at EURO 2008 from 2nd place in group C
Best ever victory for Turkey football team is 7-0 with
- San Marino in 1996
- South Korea 1954
- Siria in 1949
Worst lost is 0-8 against England in 1987 and 1984 and against Poland in 1968.
They qualified in 3 Europena Championships (1196, 2000, 2008) and at 2 World Cup Championships and in 2002 Turkey finish on place 3 in World Cup final tournament.
Goalkeeper
1. Rüştü Reçber - Beşiktaş Istanbul
12. Tolga Zengin - Trabzonspor
23. Volkan Demirel - Fenerbahce
Defender
2. Servet Çetin - Galatasaray
4. Gökhan Zan - Beşiktaş
13. Emre Güngör - Galatasaray
15. Emre Aşık - Ankaraspor
20. Sabrı Sarıoğlu - Galatasaray
22. Hamit Altıntop - Bayern Munchen
Midfielder
3. Hakan Balta - Galatasaray
5. Emre Belözoglu - Newcastle United
6. Mehmet Topal - Galatasaray
7. Mehmet Aurélio - Fenerbahce
10. Karadeniz Gökdeniz - Rubin Kazan
11. Tümer Metin - Fenerbahce
14. Arda Turan - Galatasaray
16. Uğur Boral - Fenerbahce
17. Tuncay Sanli - Middlesbrough
19. Ayhan Akman - Galatasaray
Striker
8. Nihat Kahveci - Villarreal
9. Semih Şentürk - Fenerbahce
18. Kazım Kazım - Fenerbahce
21. Mevlüt Erding - Sochaux