Cihan Kaptan

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Cihan Kaptan
Personal information
Full name Cihan Kaan Kaptan [1]
Date of birth (1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Wuppertaler SV
1996–2007 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Bursaspor 0 (0)
2010 Borussia Dortmund II 6 (0)
2011 Jahn Regensburg II 14 (0)
2011–2012 Sancaktepe
2012–2014 Centone Karagümrük 48 (1)
2014–2015 Ofspor 35 (0)
2015 Wuppertaler SV 0 (0)
Total103(1)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U17 8 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U20 7 (0)
2009 Germany U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cihan Kaptan (born 4 March 1989, in Wuppertal) is a German retired footballer.

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Career

Kaptan began his career by the Bambinis of Wuppertaler SV Borussia and signed 1996 a contract for D-Youth from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [2] With Bayer 04 Leverkusen he won the German A-youth Championship in 2007 (2–1 win in the final against Bayern Munich) and the youth A-German Cup in 2008 (3–1 in the final against Borussia Moenchengladbach). Kaptan won in his youth in twice the West German championship in 2007 and 2008. [3] After twelve years at Bayer 04 Leverkusen he moved to the Süper Lig club Bursaspor. [4] After only two Turkish Cup games in one and a half years at Bursaspor he joined in January 2010 Borussia Dortmund II, [5] where he earned his first professional game on 7 February 2010 against Kickers Offenbach in the 3. Liga. [6]

International career

He earned his first international cap for the Germany national under-20 football team level against Turkey Under-20 football team in Kuşadası. Kaptan played as midfielder for the Germany U20 team in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Halterner Zeitung | BVB II: Cihan Kaptan debütiert gegen VfL Bochum II
  3. ↑ westline | Cihan Kaptan ist ab sofort Borusse Archived 8 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Cihan Kaptan görücüye çikti » Teksas . ORG | Bursaspor Haberleri Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ BVB 2:: Transfer von Cihan Kaptan endlich perfekt – Dortmund
  6. ↑ Hünemeier macht den Unterschied aus
  7. ↑ Cihan Kaptan – FIFA competition record (archived)
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