Nihat Kahveci
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 23, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1997–2002 | Beşiktaş | 114 (27) | |
| 2002–2006 | Real Sociedad | 133 (58) | |
| 2006–2009 | Villarreal | 63 (18) | |
| 2009– | Beşiktaş | 0 (0) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 2000– | Turkey | 60 (17) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2009. 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey[1]) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş and for the Turkish national team, making his debut for Turkey in 2000 against Sweden. Nihat plays predominantly as a forward but can also play as attacking midfielder.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Beşiktaş
Nihat is a product of Beşiktaş's youth system and was discovered by Hürser Mustafa Cindir when Nihat played in Beşiktaş in the 1996-97 season. He joined the first team at Beşiktaş in the 1997–98 season.
[edit] Real Sociedad
In January 2002, he was transferred to Real Sociedad in Spain by former Beşiktaş coach John Toshack. While at Real Sociedad, Nihat scored 57 goals in 115 appearances. In the 2002-03 season, Nihat scored 23 goals making him the league's joint-second highest scorer for the season behind Roy Makaay (29 goals) and tied with Ronaldo.[2] Real Sociedad finished 2nd in the league that season, just 2 points behind Real Madrid.[2] He had a very fruitful strike partnership with Serbian forward Darko Kovačević, such that sports journalist Phil Ball nicknamed the pair "Little and large," in reference to the height difference between them (Nihat's height is 1.75 m and Kovačević's is 1.87 m).[3]
Nihat has also played in the Champions League with Real Sociedad.
[edit] Villarreal
On 16 May 2006, Nihat agreed to join Villarreal CF, on a five-year contract, on a Bosman transfer. Due to his injury problems, he could not make many appearances in his first season, scored once and only featured in 9 matches.[4] He seemed to catch up form in his second season with 18 goals in the league. However, in the 2008-09 season, due to injuries again, Nihat made 19 appearances equalling 764 minutes of playing time but failed to score a single goal.[5]
[edit] Beşiktaş
On 27 June 2009, Nihat returned to the club he started his career at by signing for Beşiktaş J.K..[6]
[edit] International career
Nihat made his international debut against Sweden in October 2000.[4]
[edit] World Cup 2002
In Group C, Nihat made his only appearance as a 79th minute substitute for Yıldıray Baştürk against Costa Rica.[7] His only other appearance was as a substitute in the 1–0 victory over Japan where he replaced, the goalscorer, Ümit Davala.[8] Turkey went on to finish in third place with a 3–2 victory over Guus Hiddink's South Korea.[9]
[edit] Euro 2008
In the final match of Euro 2008 Group A, Nihat scored twice in a pivotal match against the Czech Republic. Both teams were level on points, both having beaten Switzerland and lost to Portugal, with exactly the same amount of goals scored and conceded, a win would guarantee a quarter-finals spot whilst a draw would mean penalty-shootouts would be required. The Czechs took a 2–0 lead through a Jan Koller header and a Jaroslav Plašil goal and the score remained 2–0 until the 75th minute when Arda Turan scored making it 2–1. His first goal came in the 87th minute; Hamit Altıntop's cross was dropped by Petr Čech letting Nihat tap the ball into the net. He scored his second goal two minutes later, a curling shot from outside the box, helping Turkey win the match 3–2.[10]
Nihat was ruled out of Turkey's semi-final with Germany due to a thigh injury,[11] which ultimately required surgery and prevented him from playing for Villarreal in the early part of the 2008-09 season.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club career
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 1997–98 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| 1999–00 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2000–01 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2001–02 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | |
| Total | 114 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 30 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2001–02 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | 42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | |
| 2003–04 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
| 2004–05 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
| 2005–06 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| Total | 133 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 145 | 59 | |
| Villarreal | 2006–07 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 24 | |
| Total | 34 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 24 | |
| Career Totals | 272 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 299 | 105 | |
As of June 2008
[edit] International goals
[edit] Honours
- Turkey
- FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2003: 3rd place
- UEFA Euro 2008: Semi Final
- Real Sociedad
- La Liga: Runner-up 2003
- Villarreal
- La Liga: Runner-up 2008
[edit] Trivia
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- Nihat's family name, Kahveci, means "coffee maker." Several people in Turkey adopted the name of their profession as their family name in the early 20th century, suggesting that Nihat's ancestors were in the coffee business.
- Like most Turkish players, his shirt carries his first name, Nihat, rather than his family name, Kahveci.
- He got married to Pinar Kasgoren in 2003. Their daughter Selin was born in May 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "KADRO - SQUAD". http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=702. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
- ^ a b "Season 2002-03". BDFutbol. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2002-03.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Little and Large". ESPNsoccernet. 2003-05-09. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=263430&root=europe&&cc=5739. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b "Football Database". Footballdatabase.com. http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=239&b=true&pn=Nıhat_Kahvecı. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ James Walker-Roberts (2009-06-27). "Besiktas Sign Nihat Kahveci From Villarreal". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/06/27/1349858/besiktas-sign-nihat-kahveci-from-villarreal. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Besiktas seal Nihat capture from Villarreal". ESPNsoccernet. 2009-06-27. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=657673&sec=europe&cc=5739. Retrieved on 2009-06-27.
- ^ "Costa Rica - Turkey". FIFA. 2002-06-09. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/results/matches/match=43950028/report.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Japan - Turkey". FIFA. 2002-06-18. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/results/matches/match=43950055/report.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Turkey finish in style". BBC Sport. 2002-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/south_korea_v_turkey/newsid_2067000/2067940.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ Steve Tongue (2008-06-16). "Nihat's double shocks Czechs". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/turkey-3-czech-republic-2-nihats-double-shocks-czechs-847926.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Injury rules Nihat out of Euros". BBC Sport. 2008-06-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363524.stm. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
[edit] External links
- FootballDatabase provides Nihat Kahveci's profile and stats
- An editorial piece on the Nihat - Kovacevic partnership by sports writer Phil Ball
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