Rüştü Reçber
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rüştü Reçber | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Korkuteli, Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1991–1994 | Antalyaspor | 35 (0) | |
| 1994–2003 | Fenerbahçe | 270 (0) | |
| 2003–2004 | FC Barcelona | 4 (0) | |
| 2004–2007 | Fenerbahçe | 80 (0) | |
| 2007– | Beşiktaş | 75 (0) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 1994– | Turkey | 119 (0) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2006. 2 Appearances (Goals) 3 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2008. |
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Rüştü Reçber (born 10 May 1973 in Korkuteli, Antalya) is a Turkish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Beşiktaş J.K. and for the Turkish national team.
Rüştü is a Turkish football icon and his country's record international cap-holder. He is a renowned ultra-reliable shot stopper with an excellent positional sense, using his height well to come for high balls.
He has played 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 he cemented his reputation as one of the foremost goalkeepers of his generation, earning his selection in to the tournament's All Star team.
UEFA named Rüştü the best goalkeeper in the world in 2002.[1]
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 119 international caps to his name but was called to play against Spain on 28 March 2009 and 1 April.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Rise to Fame
Rüştü was first discovered by goalkeeper coach Ilie Datcu. Who later was 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.
[edit] Fenerbahçe
At the beginning of the 1993-94 season, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe. Rüştü was loaned back to Antalyaspor for the season. During the 1994-95 season, the first choice goalkeeper Engin İpekoğlu of Fenerbahçe and the Turkish national team got injured and Rüştü was handed the opportunity to prove himself, risin to the occasion. For the next nine seasons, his spots both in Fenerbahçe and the national team was unchallenged. Rüştü won four Turkish Super League titles during his tenure at Fenerbahçe.
[edit] Barcelona
After spending nine seasons with Turkish giants Fenerbahçe, Rüştü was available on free transfer. Offers came from A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Internazionale, Valencia CF, Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus and Liverpool. Rüştü was very close to signing for Arsenal, but he had a dispute with manager Arsène Wenger, and that transfer was cancelled and, instead, he was transferred to La Liga giant Barcelona. Rüştü had a successful pre-season with Barcelona in his first season, until injury hit him. The opening match day of La Liga arrived, and Rüştü made his full recovery a day beforehand. Manager Frank Rijkaard chose to play Víctor Valdés because Rüştü's Spanish was still very weak. Rüştü was upset by this, saying "It is not normal for a goalkeeper of my history and caliber to be left out because I don't speak Spanish." Everything went downhill from there, and after a short, uneventful spell with Barcelona, he returned to Fenerbahçe, initially on loan.
[edit] Beşiktaş
After winning the league title for a third time with Fenerbahçe in 2006-07, Rüştü had a dispute with the club concerning his future role in the team. Volkan Demirel became the first choice for Fenerbahçe and now Rüştü was the second choice. Beşiktaş saw this opportunity to sign Rüştü, who was a free agent at the time. After the transfer, Fenerbahçe fans were enraged by his decision to move to a rival team. He has provided some memorable performances for Beşiktaş but injuries have been persistent.
[edit] International career
[edit] FIFA World Cup 2002
Turkey finished third in the tournament, with Rüştü one of the impressing players making his way into the Team of the Tournament. The tournament had enhanced his reputation and Rüştü caught the attention of the big European Clubs. However, Rüştü had made a promise to the Fenerbahçe fans before the World Cup that he would see out his contract, which ended after the 2002-03 season.
[edit] Euro 2008
With Turkey's first choice goalkeeper, Volkan Demirel, suspended, Rüştü started their quarter-final match against Croatia. He was the captain of the team for the final handful of minutes due to substitution of injured Nihat Kahveci. A questionable foray from his goalmouth allowed Croatia to score the match's first goal with a minute remaining in extra time. Rüştü immediately made amends for his mistake though, assisting on Semih Şentürk's injury time goal in the 122nd minute. In the ensuing penalty shootout, he faced four kicks, saving the last one to secure Turkey's victory in the shootout and enabling Turkey to progress to the Euro semi-finals for the first time ever. In the aftermath of the semi-final game with Germany, he announced his retirement from the national team. However, he was since called up against Spain for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Super League: 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007
- Atatürk Cup Winners: 1998
[edit] Beşiktaş
- Turkish Super League: 2009
- Türkiye Kupası: 2009
[edit] International
- Euro 2000: Quarter-Finalist
- FIFA World Cup 2002: Third-Place
- Euro 2008: Semi-Finalist
[edit] Individual
- FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2002
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2002: Third
- FIFA 100
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Antalyaspor | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1992-93 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 33 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1997-98 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1999-00 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2000-01 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2001-02 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2002-03 | 24 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Barcelona | La Liga | 4 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Fenerbahçe | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Beşiktaş | Süper Lig | 22 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | 28 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Turkey | 380 | 0 | 66 | 0 | - | 446 | 0 | ||
| Spain | 4 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 384 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 459 | 0 | ||
[edit] External links
- (Turkish) Rusturecber.net Official Web Site (page is under construction)
- (English) FootballDatabase provides Rüştü Reçber's profile and stats
[edit] References
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