Hasan Şaş
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| Hasan Şaş | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hasan Gökhan Şaş | |
| Date of birth | August 1, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Karataş, Adana, Turkey | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Right winger, Left winger, Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Galatasaray |
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| Number | 11 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–1998 1998– |
Ankaragücü Galatasaray |
80 (9) 209 (25) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998–present | Turkey | 40 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hasan Gökhan Şaş (born 1 August 1976 in Karataş, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger with one of Turkey's most famous clubs, Galatasaray,where he is team captain.
The Turkish winger began his career with a bang at club side Ankaragücü in 1995, scoring nearly at will for the unfashionable club. Domestic giants Galatasaray soon took a shine to the prolific young player's considerable talents. In 1998, Hasan signed on with the historic İstanbul giants, but almost immediately upon arrival, he was suspended from football for six months after testing positive for banned substances which was contained in cold medicine A-Ferin. The winger did not allow the sizable bout with adversity to ruin his burgeoning career, as he roundly regained his spot with Galatasaray in the dream season of 1999/2000, in which the club won the first major European trophy for any Turkish club. Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup title in 2000 over Arsenal in a hard-fought final, and went on to win the 2000 European Super Cup.
Hasan also cemented himself as a regular in the increasingly classy Turkish national side. In Champions League competition in 2000/01, the left-sided attacker appeared on 12 separate occasions for Galatasaray. He even managed to grab goals against such giants as Spain's Real Madrid and Italy's AC Milan as well as against Brazilian National Team in 2002 World Cup. After establishing himself for both club and country, both A.C. Milan and French side Nantes expressed interest in the player's services, but on both occasions, terms could not be agreed.
On January the 9th 2008, Sas's representatives were at English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers trying to arrange his transfer. Sas apparently is keen to join his fellow countrymen Tugay at Ewood Park.
[edit] Honours
- Galatasaray
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2000)
- UEFA Cup: 1 (2000)
- Turkish League: 5 (1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2007-08)
- Turkey
- FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place
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