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Also known as Hakan Sukur

Turkish association football player (born 1971)

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Hakan Şükür is a Turkish association football player and politician born in Adapazarı in 1971. He played as a forward for teams including Parma Calcio 1913, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Inter Milan, and Galatasaray S.K. His club career included participation in the Premier League. He represented Turkey in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, and UEFA Euro 2000.

Şükür is a member of the Justice and Development Party. He speaks and writes in Turkish, which is also his native language. He follows Sunni Islam. Known by the pseudonyms Kral and Brau del Bòsfor, his professional work began in 1987.

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Forward
Nationality
Turkey

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hakan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Turkey
Place of birth
Adapazarı
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Turkish
Native language
Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2000
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Turkey
Image
Hakan.jpg
Height
191
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Hakan Şükür
date of birth
1971-09-01
pseudonym
Kral, Brau del Bòsfor
start of work period
1987-00-00
social media followers
148000
name in native language
Hakan Şükür
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hakan Şükür (Albanian: Shykyr; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and Kral (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı (Goal King, title and award given to the annual top goalscorer of the Süper Lig), representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.

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