SOCCER PLAYER
Alpay Özalan
1973 - Today

Alpay Özalan
Fehmi Alpay Özalan (born 29 May 1973), known mononymously as Alpay, is a Turkish former professional footballer, football manager and politician. He last worked as the manager of Samsunspor. He played 90 international games for Turkey between 1995 and 2005, making him Turkey's seventh-most capped player of all time. This included performances at two European Championships and the 2002 World Cup, in which he was selected for the Team of the Tournament. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alpay Özalan is the 3,339th most popular soccer player (down from 2,808th in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,127th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Turkish Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alpay Özalan ranks 3,339 out of 21,273. Before him are Jean De Clercq, Tomislav Marić, József Tóth, Alketas Panagoulias, Iosif Czako, and Marcus Allbäck. After him are Gabri García, Takeshi Shimizu, Slaviša Jokanović, Emiko Kubo, Koldo Aguirre, and Carl-Erik Holmberg.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean De Clercq
1905 - 1984
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 3,338
Tomislav Marić
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 3,339
József Tóth
1951 - 2022
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 3,340
Alketas Panagoulias
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,341
Iosif Czako
1906 - 1966
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,342
Marcus Allbäck
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,343
Alpay Özalan
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,344
Gabri García
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,345
Takeshi Shimizu
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3,346
Slaviša Jokanović
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,347
Emiko Kubo
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,348
Koldo Aguirre
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,349
Carl-Erik Holmberg
1906 - 1991
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Alpay Özalan ranks 189. Before him are Juninho Paulista, Kaoru Nagadome, Louis Leterrier, Tomislav Marić, Marcus Allbäck, and Gackt. After him are Marco Delvecchio, Kevin McKidd, Milorad Mažić, Essam El Hadary, Tori Spelling, and Brendan Rodgers.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsJuninho Paulista
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 183
Kaoru Nagadome
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 184
Louis Leterrier
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 185
Tomislav Marić
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 186
Marcus Allbäck
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 187
Gackt
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 188
Alpay Özalan
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 189
Marco Delvecchio
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 190
Kevin McKidd
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 191
Milorad Mažić
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 192
Essam El Hadary
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 193
Tori Spelling
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 194
Brendan Rodgers
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 195
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Alpay Özalan ranks 1,149 out of 1,347. Before him are Fuat Oktay (1964), Rıdvan Bolatlı (1928), Türkan Saylan (1935), Hasan Şaş (1976), Duygu Asena (1946), and Alfonso Thiele (1920). After him are Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), Oğuz Atay (1934), Ahmet Mithat (1844), Erol Keskin (1927), Salt Bae (1983), and Volkan Bozkır (1950).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsFuat Oktay
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,143
Rıdvan Bolatlı
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 1,144
Türkan Saylan
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,145
Hasan Şaş
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,146
Duygu Asena
WRITER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,147
Alfonso Thiele
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,148
Alpay Özalan
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,149
Osman Nuri Topbaş
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,150
Oğuz Atay
WRITER
1934 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,151
Ahmet Mithat
WRITER
1844 - 1912
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,152
Erol Keskin
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,153
Salt Bae
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,154
Volkan Bozkır
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,155
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Türkiye
Among soccer players born in Türkiye, Alpay Özalan ranks 21. Before him are Nihat Kahveci (1979), Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898), Naci Erdem (1931), Bülent Eken (1923), Rıdvan Bolatlı (1928), and Hasan Şaş (1976). After him are Erol Keskin (1927), Mustafa Ertan (1926), Feridun Buğeker (1933), Suat Mamat (1930), Tanju Çolak (1963), and Rober Eryol (1930).
Nihat Kahveci
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 15
Zeki Rıza Sporel
1898 - 1969
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 16
Naci Erdem
1931 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Bülent Eken
1923 - 2016
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 18
Rıdvan Bolatlı
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 19
Hasan Şaş
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 20
Alpay Özalan
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 21
Erol Keskin
1927 - 2016
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 22
Mustafa Ertan
1926 - 2005
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 23
Feridun Buğeker
1933 - 2014
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 24
Suat Mamat
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 25
Tanju Çolak
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 26
Rober Eryol
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 27