Alper Balaban
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Heilbronn, West Germany | ||
Date of death | 12 April 2010 | (aged 22)||
Place of death | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–2005 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
2005–2007 | Fenerbahçe PAF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Fenerbahçe U-23 | 58 | (16) |
2007 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | (0) |
2008 | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Bucaspor (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2009 | İnegölspor | 14 | (0) |
2009 | Eskişehirspor[1] | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Tavşanlı Linyitspor | ||
International career | |||
2006 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alper Balaban (9 August 1987 – 12 April 2010) was a Turkish-German footballer who started his career with Fenerbahçe.[2]
Balaban was raised in Gemmingen and Heilbronn. He began his career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2005, he was transferred to Fenerbahçe. He made his debut in a Turkish Cup match against Sivasspor on 11 November 2006 and was brought on in the 82nd minute.
Balaban played 58 times for Fenerbahçe PAF and scored 16 goals.
On 5 April 2010 he was involved in a car accident in Bretten, Germany, and died seven days later on 12 April 2010.[3]
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