Burak Karan

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Burak Karan
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Germany
Date of death 11 October 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 26)
Place of death Syria
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Hannover 96 II 15 (0)
2008 Alemannia Aachen II 2 (0)
International career
2002 Germany U16 5 (0)
2003 Germany U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Burak Karan (11 September 1987 - 11 October 2013) was a German footballer and jihadist who played as a defender or midfielder for Alemannia Aachen II.

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Early life

Karan grew up in Wuppertal, Germany. [1]

Career

Karan was considered a Germany prospect. [2]

Style of play

Karan mainly operated as a defender or a midfielder and was known for his passing ability. [3]

Post-playing career and death

Karan retired from professional football at the age of twenty and joined a jihad group in Syria, where he went by the name Abu Abdullah al-Turki and died from a bomb attack in October 2013. [3]

Personal life

Karan was married and had two sons. [2]

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References

  1. "Burak Karan wird eine Karriere als Fussballer prophezeit". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Archived). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 "Burak Karan: Wie aus dem Nationalspieler ein Gotteskrieger wurde". welt.de.
  3. 1 2 "Burak Karan: Vom Fußballer zum Dschihadisten". spiegel.de.