Kubilay Türkyilmaz

Football player infobox
playername = Kubilay Türkyilmaz


fullname =
nickname = Kubi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|3|4
cityofbirth = Bellinzona
countryofbirth = Switzerland
height = height|m=1.82
position = Striker
youthyears =1985-1986
youthclubs =US Semine
years = 1986–1989 1989–1990 1990–1993 1993-1995 1995-1998 1998 1999 2000 2000-2001 2001
clubs = AC Bellinzona Servette FC Bologna F.C. 1909 Galatasaray S.K. Grasshopper-Club Zürich FC Locarno FC Lucerne AC Bellinzona Brescia Calcio AC Lugano
caps(goals) = 79 (46) 46 (25) 83 (24) 34 (13) 84 (51) 0? (1) 0? (6) 13 (15) 09 (0) 09 (3)
nationalyears = 1988–2001
nationalteam = Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 62 (34)
pcupdate = June 17 2008
ntupdate = June 20 2008

Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( _tr. Kubilay Türkyılmaz, born 4 March 1967 in Bellinzona, Switzerland) is a former Turkish-Swiss footballer, born to Turkish parents. He completed his international career as the all-time joint leading goal scorer for the Swiss national team, with 34 goals in 62 appearances between 1988 and 2001 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/turkyilmaz-intlg.html Kubilay Türkyilmaz - Goals in International Matches] ] , equalling the performance of Max Abegglen. Their record was bettered by Alexander Frei in 2008 [ [http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/8194230/Frei-breaks-record,-Swiss-beat-Liechtenstien Frei breaks record, Swiss beat Liechtenstien] ] . He appeared at Euro 96, scoring Switzerland's equalizer against England in the opening match of the tournament, a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Türkyilmaz once refused to play for Switzerland in a game against Turkey for fear of being branded a traitor. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981010/ai_n14193824 Football: New start for depleted Germans] ]

The former Servette and Grasshoppers player is believed to be the first player ever to record a hat trick solely through penalty kicks in FIFA World Cup qualifying, doing so on 7 October 2000 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Zürich against the Faroe Islands. The feat was later repeated by Ronaldo for Brazil against Argentina on June 2, 2004.

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