Hamit Altıntop
Altintop playing for Galatasaray in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hamit Altıntop | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Darmstadt 98 | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd | ||
| 1992–1997 | TuS Rotthausen | ||
| 1997–2000 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Wattenscheid 09 | 75 | (12) |
| 2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | 113 | (8) |
| 2007–2011 | Bayern Munich | 63 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Galatasaray | 61 | (1) |
| 2017– | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2001 | Turkey U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2003 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2004–2014 | Turkey | 82 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. |
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Hamit Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [häˈmit äɫˈtɯnto̞p], born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for SV Darmstadt 98. He is a midfielder who can play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks, known for his creative flair and long-shot ability. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.
Altıntop was part of the Turkey squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008. After the tournament he was voted as part of the 23-man Team of the tournament awards. He won the 2010 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the season in an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Kazakhstan in a 3–0 win for his country.
Altıntop started his professional career in local German club Wattenscheid in 2000 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, he was transferred to Schalke 04 in 2003, where he played in a primarily defensive midfield role. In the 2006–07 summer transfer window, Schalke signed his brother Halil from Kaiserslautern. Schalke came second in the Bundesliga, only pipped by VfB Stuttgart by two points.
Altıntop joined Bayern Munich for the 2007–08 season on a free transfer from Schalke 04. He scored his first goal in his first game for Bayern when they faced the Brazilian champions São Paulo. Munich went on winning the game 2–1 after his spectacular free-kick. Remaining as one of Munich's starters, he scored another left-foot goal out of 30 meters distance against Werder Bremen in the DFB-Ligapokal. Munich completed the match with a 4–1 victory.
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