İbrahim Akın
![]() Akın in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Izmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Altay (management) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Altay | 58 | (24) |
2004–2008 | Beşiktaş | 76 | (14) |
2008–2011 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 94 | (24) |
2012–2015 | Gaziantepspor | 29 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sivasspor | 27 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Altay | 75 | (10) |
Total | 359 | (75) | |
National team | |||
2004–2006 | Turkey U21 | 17 | (5) |
2005–2006 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
İbrahim Akın (born 4 January 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.[1] He is a part of the management of Altay.
Career[]
Akın started his career at Altay S.K. in the Türk Telekom League A before he was transferred to Beşiktaş in June 2004. After three seasons with Beşiktaş he was transferred to İstanbul BB where he scored 24 goals in 94 matches. Before the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he signed a contract with Gaziantepspor for three years.[2]
Later career[]
On 14 August 2019, it was confirmed, that Akın had retired from football and would continue as a part of Altay's management, working alongside the club's sporting director, Özden Töraydın, as responsible for the foreign players of the club.[3]
Alleged involvement in match-fixing[]
In July 2011, Akın admitted to participating in match fixing, specifically relating to two matches: Istanbul BB's match against Fenerbahçe, and the Turkish Cup final against Beşiktaş.[4] Following his arrest he withdrew his confession, claiming he had been tricked and his confession given under duress, and denied any involvement in the alleged corruption.[5]
On 7 May 2012, the Turkish Football Federation gave a verdict for the people involved with the match-fixing case. The federation banned Akın for three years for allegedly fixing the result of a match when his team lost to Fenerbahçe 2–0 on 1 May 2011.[6]
On 4 June 2012, the Arbitration Board of Turkish Football Federation reduced Akın's sentence from three years to two years.[7]
References[]
- ^ http://www.gaziantepspor.org.tr/tr/kadro.asp?Sayfa=A%20Tak%FDm%FDm%FDz[dead link]
- ^ http://tr.eurosport.com/futbol/ziraat-turkiye-kupasi/2010-2011/ibrahim-akin-gaziantepspor-ile-yeniden-sahada_sto3988017/story.shtml
- ^ Altay altyapısı İbrahim Akın'a emanet!, hurriyet.com.tr, 14 August 2019
- ^ "Turkish Press Scan July 14th". Cumhuriyet.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "İbrahim Akın, savcının baskı yaptığını iddia etti" (in Turkish). Yurthaber.mynet.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Turkey match fixing: Football Federation clears clubs". BBC News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Tahkim Kurulu Kararları - 04.06.2012" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links[]
- İbrahim Akın – UEFA competition record (archive)
- İbrahim Akın – FIFA competition record (archived)
- İbrahim Akın at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from İzmir
- Association football wingers
- Turkish footballers
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- Sivasspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF First League players
- TFF Second League players
- Turkey international footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- Turkish football midfielder stubs