Rüştü Reçber
Rüştü Reçber (left)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rüştü Reçber | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1988 | Korkutelispor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Burdurgücü | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Antalyaspor | 34 | (0) |
| 1993–2003 | Fenerbahçe | 240 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Barcelona | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Beşiktaş | 99 | (0) |
| Total | 432 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1993 | Turkey U-21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1994–2012 | Turkey | 120 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 11, 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 26, 2012 |
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Rüştü Reçber (pronounced [ˈɾyʃty ˈɾetʃbeɾ]; born 10 May 1973 in Korkuteli) is a retired Turkish international footballer and a current sports executive. During his professional career, he played as a goalkeeper for Antalyaspor, Fenerbahçe, Barcelona and Beşiktaş.
Rüştü had got a key role in the success of the Turkish national squad, and it was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where Turkey finished third, that his performances saw him selected for the tournament's all-star team. He is Turkey's record appearance holder, having earned 120 caps. He made his debut against Iceland in 1994 and his final appearance came against Finland in 2012.
Rüştü was named the best goalkeeper in European competitions in 2002, selected for the 2002 UEFA Team of the Year by public vote. In 2004, he was selected to FIFA 100 by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers in the world. Rüştü retired from international level after UEFA Euro 2008 with 118 international caps to his name but was called to play against Spain on 28 March 2009 and 1 April and played a final 'farewell' match against Finland in May 2012.
Rüştü was first discovered by goalkeeper coach Ilie Datcu and was later introduced to Fatih Terim. Terim was impressed by Rüştü and told the goalkeeper he would someday become Turkey's greatest ever goalkeeper, even though he was the 3rd choice goalkeeper of his club. Terim recommended Rüştü to the big three clubs of Istanbul: Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, and Beşiktaş. In 1993, Rüştü signed a contract with Beşiktaş. However, shortly afterwards, he got into a car crash in which he was injured and, consequently, he failed to pass the medical. The transfer was canceled.
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