Halil Altıntop’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Turkish footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Turkey 
Germany 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 8 December 1982, Gelsenkirchen
Age: 37 years

Halil Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [häˈlil äɫˈtɯnto̞p], born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish footballer who plays for FC Augsburg. He is the identical twin brother of Galatasaray player Hamit Altıntop. He can be deployed as a centre-forward or as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Career

Altıntop started his professional career in the local German club Wattenscheid 09 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Altıntop was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke. Altıntop, who plays as a striker, finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005–06 season with 20 goals. At the end of that season he joined his brother at Schalke on a free transfer. However, after only one season, his brother Hamit Altıntop joined Bayern Munich on another free deal. On 27 January 2010, he dissolved his contract with Schalke and joined Eintracht Frankfurt.

After Eintracht Frankfurt were relegated in the 2010–11 season Altıntop was transferred to Turkish side Trabzonspor signing a three-year contract.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2005 Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 6–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2. 8 October 2005 İstanbul, Turkey  Germany 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3. 2 June 2006 Sittard, Netherlands  Angola 3–2 3–2 Friendly
4. 8 September 2007 Valletta, Malta  Malta 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5. 12 September 2007 İstanbul, Turkey  Hungary 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
6. 20 August 2008 İzmit, Turkey  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 2 June 2009 Kayseri, Turkey  Azerbaijan 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8. 14 October 2009 Bursa, Turkey  Armenia 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 14 October 2009.

Career statistics

As of 28 January 2017.
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wattenscheid 09 2000–01 Regionalliga 14 5 — — 14 5
2001–02 34 14 34 14
2002–03 33 16 33 16
Total 81 35 — — 81 35
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 27 2 1 0 1 0 29 2
2004–05 30 6 1 0 — 31 6
2005–06 34 20 2 1 36 21
Total 91 28 4 1 1 0 96 29
Schalke 04 2006–07 Bundesliga 34 6 2 1 2 0 38 7
2007–08 25 6 2 0 7 0 34 6
2008–09 31 4 4 1 8 2 43 7
2009–10 6 0 3 1 — 9 1
Total 96 16 11 3 17 2 124 21
Eintracht Frankfurt 2009–10 Bundesliga 15 3 — — 15 3
2010–11 34 0 3 2 37 2
Total 49 3 3 2 — 52 5
Trabzonspor 2011–12 Süper Lig 34 6 1 0 3 0 38 6
2012–13 27 7 10 2 9 1 46 10
Total 61 13 11 2 12 1 84 16
FC Augsburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 34 10 3 1 — 37 11
2014–15 31 3 1 0 32 3
2015–16 19 1 2 0 5 1 26 2
2016–17 17 3 2 0 — 19 3
Total 101 17 8 1 5 1 114 19
Career total 479 112 37 9 35 4 551 125

Personal life

He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop.

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