- Volkan Demirel
Infobox Football biography
caption= Demirel in 2008 againstChelsea FC
playername= Volkan Demirel
fullname = Volkan Demirel
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|10|27
cityofbirth =Istanbul
countryofbirth =Turkey
height = height|m=1.91
currentclub =Fenerbahçe
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
caps(goals) = 51 (0)
93 (0)
years = 2000–2002
2002–
clubs =Kartalspor Fenerbahçe
nationalyears = 2001–2003
2004–
nationalteam = Turkey U21
Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (0)
27 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 14 September 2008Volkan Demirel (born
October 27 1981 inİstanbul ) is a Turkish footballer and currently is a member of Fenerbahçe squad. Volkan is a goalkeeper, stands 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall.Career
Club career
He started his career as a youth player at
Kartalspor and played 51 matches for the club. He transferred toFenerbahçe during the 2002–03 season, making his debut onApril 26 ,2003 .He made his debut on
April 26 2003 againstSamsunspor for a league match. [ [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbol/detay.asp?ContentID=36&k=e Volkan's debut game] ] He also played 1 match forFenerbahçe PAF .He is also well known with his aggressive style. Volkan Demirel has discharged many times because of jumping on opponent team's players. He blames that players for irritating him with telling bad words. His surname Demirel, literally means "iron hand" in
Turkish .After his recent performances over the past year he has been linked with a move to the English Premier League. It is reported that both Manchester City and Arsenal are interested in him.Fact|date=August 2008
International career
Champions League
Volkan had a solid contribution for his team to access the quarter-finals of the
UEFA Champions League on4 March 2008 with saving 3 penalties whilst the shoot-outs against Sevilla in last 16 round second match. Therefore, he was described as a hero byUEFA official website due to his commanding performance throughout the game despite he had an unfortunate starting up with conceding 2 goals in 9 minutes. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15106/match=301898/report=rp.html Fenerbahçe win thriller at Sevilla (UEFA.com)] ]Euro 2008
During Euro 2008, he received a
red card in the 92nd (90+1 with 3 more minutes of stoppage) minute for pushingJan Koller over in the final match of the Euro 2008 Group A game versus the Czech Republic. Since Turkey had already made all of the substitutions it could,Tuncay Şanlı had to replace Demirel in goal. However, Turkey went on to win 3–2 and qualified for the quarter-final. On the 18th of June it was announced that he would receive a two game suspension, missing Turkey's games against both Croatia and Germany. It was decided a two-game suspension because Demirel did not leave the 'specified area', which includes the bench where he sat instead. He had good performances against Portugal and Switzerland before the red card. His best save came off of aCristiano Ronaldo free kick and was later named save of the tournament.References
External links
* [http://www.volkandemirel1.com/ His official website] tr icon
* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbola/detay.asp?ContentID=36&ContentCategoryID=17 Profile at fenerbahce.org] tr icon
* [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=463760 Player Profil at TFF.org] tr icon
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/7079/volkandemirel/profil.html Profil at transfermarkt.de] de icon
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=288704745 Profile at Myspace.com]
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