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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bülent Akın | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Gençlerbirliği | |||
Anderlecht | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Denizlispor | 30 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Galatasaray | 32 | (2) |
2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
2003 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 10 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Malatyaspor | 56 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Türk Telekomspor | 0 | (0) |
2008 | İstanbulspor | 9 | (0) |
2008–2009 | MVV | 26 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Gölbaşıspor | 11 | (0) |
2011 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Gölbaşıspor | 1 | (0) |
Total | 164 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Turkey | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bülent Akın (born 28 August 1978) is a Belgian-born Turkish former footballer. [1]
Akin's potential was noticed after Galatasaray legend Gheorghe Hagi remarked on how well the young midfielder had marked him in a match between Galatasaray and Akin's club, Denizilispor. Galatasaray subsequently signed Akin, but he failed to live up to the expectation. [1] Nonetheless, he managed to win the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 with the club.
In July 2002 he joined English side Bolton Wanderers. [2] He made his debut in a League Cup defeat to Bury, a game in which he was sent off. [3] He made one appearance for Bolton in the league; a 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa on 1 January 2003. [4] He was released by Bolton in April 2003. [5]
Born in Belgium to Turkish parents, Bülent was a youth international for Turkey. [6]
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