Halil Altıntop

Football player infobox
playername = Halil Altıntop


fullname = Halil Altıntop
height = height|m=1.85
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|12|8
cityofbirth = Gelsenkirchen
countryofbirth = West Germany
currentclub = Schalke
clubnumber = 19
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2003
2003–2004
2003–2006
2006–
clubs = Wattenscheid 09
Kaiserslautern II
Kaiserslautern
Schalke
caps(goals) = 81 (35)
03 0(4)
91 (28)
62 (12)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 23 0(6)
pcupdate = August 30, 2008
ntupdate = September 14, 2008

Halil Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany) is a Turkish national footballer who plays for Schalke. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop. Halil started his professional career in the local German club Wattenscheid 09 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Halil was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke. Halil, who plays as a striker, finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005–06 season with 20 goals.At the end of that season he joined his brother at Schalke on a free transfer. However, after only one season, his brother Hamit Altıntop joined Bayern Munich on another free deal.

Honours

"'FC Schalke 04
*German champions: Runner-up 2007
*League Cup: Runner-up 2007

International Goals

External links

* [http://www.halil-altintop.com Players official site]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7077&pn=Halil_Altintop Halil Altıntop] profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours and timeline
*Halil Altıntop at Football-lineups.com: [http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=4510 player campaign] - [http://www.football-lineups.com/tournaments/league.php?route=7&g=4 Bundesliga Top Scorers]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/1791/altintophalil/profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de] de icon
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=9746 Profile at weltfussball.de] de icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/altintophalil Profile at fussballdaten.de] de icon

Persondata
NAME=Altintop, Halil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Turkish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=December 8, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH=Gelsenkirchen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=