- Serkan Çalik
Infobox Football biography
playername = Serkan Çalik
fullname = Serkan Çalık
height = height|meters=1.67
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|3|15
cityofbirth =Dinslaken
countryofbirth =West Germany
currentclub =Galatasaray S.K.
clubnumber = 61
position = Second Striker, Right Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =Borussia Mönchengladbach
years = 2004–2007 2007–
clubs =Rot-Weiss Essen Galatasaray S.K.
caps(goals) = 44 (11)
17 0(3)
nationalyears = 2007 2008-
nationalteam = Germany U21 Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 05 0(1) 00 0(0)
pcupdate =10 May ,2008
ntupdate =Serkan Çalik, (born
15 March ,1986 inDinslaken ,West Germany ) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays in the Turkish Super Lig forGalatasaray S.K. .He is a forward and wears the 61 shirt which is the car number plate location codes for
Trabzon ,Turkey , where his parents are from.fact|date=February 2008 During his days atGalatasaray SK , he has been used as a right winger byGalatasaray SK coachKarl Heinz Feldkamp , as he has a very good acceleration and pace.Football career
He plays for Turkish giant
Galatasaray SK , after arriving fromRot-Weiss Essen (2. Fußball-Bundesliga ) in June 2007.International career
Çalik has dual Turkish-German nationality, he was eligible for either national team. After he made his debut for German U-21 squad in 2007, he stated he have a wish to change in nationality and play for Turkey in January 2008, 10 months after his 21st birthday. He refused any future call-up from Germany, and he choosed the Turkey, and it is possible that he will play the friendly match against Chile in August 2008.
Honours
* Galatasaray
** Turkish League: 1 (2007-08)
**Turkish Super Cup : 1 (2008)External links
* [http://www.galatasaray.org/futboltakimi/pages/oyuncu_6.php Profile at galatasaray.org]
* [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=1064144 Profile at TFF.org]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/32843/serkancalik/profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de]
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