Kubilay Türkyilmaz
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kubilay Türkyilmaz | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Bellinzona, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1986 | US Semine | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | Bellinzona | 79 | (46) |
1989–1990 | Servette | 46 | (25) |
1990–1993 |
Bologna | 83 | (24) |
1993–1995 |
Galatasaray | 43 | (16) |
1995–1998 | Grasshopper | 84 | (51) |
1998 | Locarno | 12 | (6) |
1999 |
Luzern | 14 | (6) |
2000 | Bellinzona | 13 | (15) |
2000–2001 | Brescia | 9 | (3) |
2001 |
Lugano | 6 | (3) |
Total | 389 | (195) | |
International career | |||
1988–2001 | Switzerland | 64 | (34) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kubilay Türkyilmaz (Turkish: Kubilay Türkyılmaz; born 4 March 1967) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a forward. He ended his international career as the all-time joint leading goal scorer for the Swiss national team, with 34 goals in 64 appearances between 1988 and 2001, equalling the goals scored by Max Abegglen. Their record was bettered by Alexander Frei in 2008.[1]
Club career
Born in Bellinzona,
International career
Türkyilmaz made his international debut on 2 February 1988 against
He missed the 1994 FIFA World Cup with serious injury, but appeared at Euro 1996, scoring Switzerland's equaliser against England in the opening match of the tournament, a 1–1 draw at Wembley.[2]
His last 8 international matches, from 1997 to 2001, saw him score 14 times, including his first international hat-trick, versus
Personal life
Türkyilmaz was born in Switzerland to a family of Turkish descent that immigrated from the Yozgat Province;[4] he has said that he would have played for Turkey had they inquired first.[2] He once refused to play for Switzerland in a game against Turkey for fear of being branded a traitor.[5] He now runs a café in his native Bellinzona.[2]
Statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first[6]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 September 1988 | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |
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2–0 | 4–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 21 June 1989 | St. Jakob Stadion, Basel , Switzerland |
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1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly
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4. | 20 September 1989 | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 11 October 1989 | St. Jakob Stadion, Basel , Switzerland |
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2–1 | 2–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 15 November 1989 | Espenmoos, St. Gallen, Switzerland | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 8 May 1990 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern , Switzerland |
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1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8. | 21 August 1990 | Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria |
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1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
9. | 2–1 | |||||
10. | 12 March 1991 | Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers, Liechtenstein | ![]() |
4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
11. | 1 May 1991 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
12. | 5 June 1991 | Espenmoos, St. Gallen, Switzerland | ![]() |
7–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
13. | 21 August 1991 | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |
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1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
14. | 9 October 1991 | Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
15. | 17 April 1993 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard , Malta |
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2–0 | 2–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16. | 12 October 1994 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern , Switzerland |
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4–2 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
17. | 16 August 1995 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
18. | 11 October 1995 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
19. | 24 April 1996 | Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
20. | 8 June 1996 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
21. | 30 April 1997 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
22. | 11 October 1997 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
23. | 2–0 | |||||
24. | 5–0 | |||||
25. | 4 September 1999 | Parken, Copenhagen , Denmark |
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1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
26. | 8 September 1999 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
27. | 2–0 | |||||
28. | 7 October 2000 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | ![]() |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
29. | 4–1 | |||||
30. | 5–1 | |||||
31. | 11 October 2000 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
32. | 2–1 | |||||
33. | 5 September 2001 | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |
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2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
34. | 3–0 |
Honours
Galatasaray
Grasshoppers
Individual[7]
- Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
References
- Swissinfo. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Turkyilmaz: Swiss star, Turkish heart". FIFA. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Ronaldo, 3e joueur à transformer 3 penalties" [Ronaldo, 3rd player to convert three penalties] (in French). RDS. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- NTV. 16 June 2000. Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Staniforth, Tommy (10 October 1998). "Football: New start for depleted Germans". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Kubilay Türkyilmaz". European Football. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Player of the year » Switzerland". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2019.