- Berkant Göktan
Infobox Football biography
playername =
fullname = Berkant Göktan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|12|12
cityofbirth =Munich
countryofbirth =West Germany
height = height|meters=1.76
nickname =
position =Striker
currentclub =TSV 1860 München
clubnumber = 10
youthyears =
youthclubs = Bayern Munich
years = 1998
1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–present
clubs =Bayern Munich
→Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
→Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
Bayern MunichGalatasaray SK Beşiktaş J.K. 1. FC Kaiserslautern TSV 1860 München
caps(goals) = 01 0(0)
05 0(0)
14 0(1)
01 0(0)
41 0(9)
04 0(1)
07 0(1)
32 (18)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate =April 20 2008
ntupdate =Berkant Göktan (born
12 December 1980 inMunich ) is a Turkish-German footballer.He was considered one of the hottest prospects in Germany during the late 1990s.cite web |title=A season of redemption|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=434577&root=europe&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1&cc=5901 |publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2007-06-26]
Giovanni Trapattoni called him up to train with Bayern's senior squad when he was 16 years old, whileOttmar Hitzfeld granted him his professional debut at age 17. He replacedHasan Salihamidzic in a 1998–99UEFA Champions League game againstManchester United with 30 minutes left when the score was 2-1 for Manchester. Bayern ended up tying the game. In January 2005, he negotiated a loan deal toBorussia Mönchengladbach . After playing four years in his “adoptive”Turkey , he is now displaying his best football in 2.Bundesliga'sTSV 1860 München , since September 2006 and become a star of the team. His contract currently runs to June 2011. [ [http://www.ntvspor.net/pages/25414.asp Berkant sign to 2011] ]Honours
*
FC Bayern Munich
**Bundesliga: 2001
**Champions League: 1 (2001)External links
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=2794 Profile] at Weltfussball.de de icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/goektanberkant Profile] at Fussballdaten.de de iconReferences
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