Who is Hakan Şükür? Striker of Galatasaray and the Turkish National Team

Hakan Şükür was born on 1 September 1971 in Sakarya. He started playing football at Sakaryaspor in his hometown, then moved to Bursaspor. He transferred to Galatasaray in 1992 and made his name in that shirt. At the yellow-red club he stood out for his goalscoring ability and won league titles in the Süper Lig.

He was part of the Galatasaray squad that won the UEFA Cup in 2000. During his career he also played for foreign clubs such as Torino, Inter, Parma and Blackburn Rovers. He returned to Galatasaray and retired from football in 2008.

He was the main name in the national team's forward line for many years. He was part of the squad that finished third at the 2002 World Cup. His goal after 11 seconds in the third-place match against South Korea went into the record books as the fastest goal in the tournament's history. He is regarded as the national team's all-time top scorer.

After retiring from football, he was elected as a member of parliament in 2011 and left the post in 2013.