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Ömer Toprak Personal information Date of birth 21 July 1989 Place of birth Ravensburg, West Germany Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Bayer 04 Leverkusen Number 21 Youth career –2005 FV Ravensburg 2005–2007 SC Freiburg Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2011 SC Freiburg 68 (4) 2011– Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 (0) National team‡ 2008–2009 Germany U19 3 (1) 2011– Turkey 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:38, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2011Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989 in Ravensburg) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[1]
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Career
Toprak began his career with FV Ravensburg and was signed by SC Freiburg in summer 2005. He made his first appearance for the senior team in July 2007.
International career
He was part of the German U-19 national team squad that won the U-19 European Championship in 2008. He participated in three matches during the tournament scoring one goal.
On 30 September 2011, Ömer was named to Turkey national football team squad by coach Guus Hiddink for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan.[2]
On 15 November, 2011, he made his Turkish debut against Croatia in the second leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs.
Personal
Toprak is the son of Turkish immigrants from the Sivas region. He was born and raised in Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg. He has one older sister and two older brothers of which one, Harun, is also a professional football player at Swiss club FC Schaffhausen.
Accident
On 9 June 2009, Toprak was involved in a karting accident, in which he suffered severe burns and had to be treated in a special clinic.[3] He was able to resume training only after four months.[4] On 6 January 2010, Toprak played one half-time period in the friendly match[5] against Elche CF. He has since signed for Bayer Leverkusen.
References
- ^ "Toprak, Ömer" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2011-12/bayer-leverkusen-9/46596/spieler_oemer-toprak.html. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Turkey squad announced for Germany and Azerbaijan qualifiers". tff.org. 30 September 2011. http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=471&ftxtID=13501. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Freiburgs Toprak nach Unfall im Krankenhaus" (in German). focus.de. 10 June 2009. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga2/2-bundesliga-freiburgs-toprak-nach-unfall-im-krankenhaus_aid_407139.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Freiburg: Toprak hofft "Ob es reicht, muss man abwarten."" (in German). reviersport.de. 1 October 2009. http://www.reviersport.de/95790---freiburg-toprak-hofft-comeback.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Ömer Toprak spielt wieder für den SC Freiburg" (in German). badische-zeitung.de. 6 January 2010. http://www.badische-zeitung.de/oemer-toprak-spielt-wieder-fuer-den-sc-freiburg. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
External links
- Ömer Toprak at transfermarkt.de (German)
- Ömer Toprak at fussballdaten.de (German)
- interview - cezasahasi.net (Turkish)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad 1 Adler · 2 Schwaab · 3 Reinartz · 4 Oczipka · 5 Friedrich · 6 Rolfes (c) · 7 Barnetta · 8 Bender · 9 Schürrle · 10 Renato Augusto · 11 Kießling · 13 Ballack · 14 Balitsch · 17 Ortega · 18 Sam · 19 Derdiyok · 20 Da Costa · 21 Toprak · 22 Yelldell · 23 Leno · 24 Kadlec · 27 Castro · 31 Jørgensen · 36 Giefer · 38 Bellarabi · Manager: Dutt
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