Hakan Şükür, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hakan Şükür

Turkish footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1971

Place of Birth: Adapazarı, Turkey

Profession: politician, association football player

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Hakan Sükür (born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and Kral (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Krali (Goal King, title and award given to the annual top goalscorer of the Süper Lig), representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Sükür represented Turkey a total of 112 times, scoring 51 goals, making him the nation's top goalscorer and 19th in the world at the time of his retirement.
One of the most prolific strikers of the modern era, he netted 383 goals throughout his club career as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup, in 2002.
He retired from football in 2008, only scoring once in single digits for his main team in 13 seasons; he was renowned for his heading ability.In the 2011 general elections, he was elected as an Istanbul MP for the Justice and Development Party.
He resigned from the party in December 2013, to serve as an independent.
He is wanted for arrest in Turkey since August 2016 for being a member of Gülen movement, and lives in exile in the United States since mid 2016.