History and achievements
Turkish football club Galatasaray is based in Istanbul.
Galatasaray is one of the oldest Turkish clubs as it was founded in 1905. Until 1912 the club was not registered as a sports organization due to sports legislation problems. But event despite the non-legal status the team won the Istanbul Football League in the 1907-1908 season. In 1952 the club became a professional team. After the united Turkish league was founded, Galatasaray became one of its leading teams.
The team enjoyed its greatest success in the late 90s. In 2000 Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup after a victory over Arsenal FC. Later they added the UEFA Super Cup after beating Real Madrid. Those were first Turkish victories in European football tournaments.
Galatasaray became Turkish champion 17 times. The club has featured such famous players as Bulent Korkmaz, Emre Belezoglu, Umit Davala, Adrian Ilie, Elvir Bolic, Umit Karan, Frank de Boer, Franck Ribéry, Fatih Terim, Hakan Sukur, Okan Buruk, Gheorghe Hagi, Taffarel, Brad Friedel, Hasan Sas, Rigobert Song, Mario Jardel and Abel Xavier.
The red-and-yellow uniform of Galatasaray players symbolizes power and fire leading the team to victories.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Radamel Falcao | forward |
306 |
38 years | 73 kg | 177 cm | Colombia |
2 | Fernando Muslera | goalkeeper |
36 |
37 years | 80 kg | 190 cm | Uruguay |
3 | Selçuk İnan | midfielder |
17 |
39 years | 74 kg | 182 cm | Turkey |
4 | Semih Kaya | defender |
13 |
33 years | 66 kg | 182 cm | Turkey |
5 | Yuto Nagatomo | defender |
11 |
37 years | 65 kg | 170 cm | Japan |
6 | Younès Belhanda | midfielder |
9 |
34 years | 75 kg | 174 cm | Morocco |
7 | Dries Mertens | forward |
3 |
36 years | 55 kg | 164 cm | Belgium |
8 | Konstantinos Mitroglou | forward |
3 |
36 years | 86 kg | 188 cm | Greece |
9 | Fernando | midfielder |
1 |
36 years | 74 kg | 183 cm | Brazil |
10 | Sofiane Feghouli | midfielder |
1 |
34 years | 71 kg | 178 cm | France |
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