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Gökhan Ünal

b. 1982

Turkish association football player (born 1982)

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Born 1982. Gökhan Ünal is a Turkish association football player.

Gökhan Ünal (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish football manager and former player who manages the Turkish club Erciyes 38 FSK from Kayseri.

During a professional career that lasted nearly 20 years, he played for 13 clubs, most notably Kayserispor for whom he was the top scorer with during the 2005–06 Süper Lig season.

Club career Ünal joined Kayserispor in 2003 and became the top goal scorer in the Süper Lig scoring 25 goals in the 2005–06 season. who tried to sign him during the summer break in 2007, but Kayserispor refused all offers, as well as another from Russian team Rubin Kazan for €6 million. He transferred to Trabzonspor on 3 June 2008 for a club record €6.25 million.

Fenerbahçe On 18 January 2010, Fenerbahçe signed Ünal from Trabzonspor until June 2013 for €3.5 million plus Burak Yılmaz, who was on loan at Eskisehirspor until then. Ünal scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 14 February against Manisaspor when he scored the equalizing goal in the 97th minute.

Ünal was sent to Istanbul BB on a six-month loan after his poor start to the season.

Return to Kayserispor Ünal was transferred back to his old club Kayserispor on a loan deal for the 2011–12 season.

International career His current record for the Turkey national team is also impressive, with a goal in his only start so far. He also scored the national team's 550th goal against on 24 March 2007, scoring the second goal in a 4–1 victory over Greece in Athens. And scored his second goal against on 12 September 2007 Turkey-Hungary.

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International Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ünal goal.

Honours Gençlerbirliği Turkish Cup: 2000–01

Kayserispor Turkish Cup: 2007–08 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gökhan Ünal?

Turkish association football player (born 1982)

When was Gökhan Ünal born?

Gökhan Ünal was born on 23 July 1982 in Ankara.

What is Gökhan Ünal's occupation?

Gökhan Ünal is an association football player.

What nationality is Gökhan Ünal?

Gökhan Ünal is Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gökhan Ünal

· Wikidata: Q767468

· DBpedia: Gökhan Ünal

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