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Hakan Şükür

1971 - Today

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Hakan Şükür (Albanian: Shykyr; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and Kral (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı (Goal King, title and award given to the annual top goalscorer of the Süper Lig), representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles. Şükür represented Turkey a total of 112 times, scoring 51 goals, making him the nation's top goalscorer and 19th in the world at the time of his retirement. One of the most prolific strikers of the modern era, he netted 383 goals throughout his club career as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup, in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hakan Şükür is the 571st most popular soccer player (down from 336th in 2019), the 589th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 488th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hakan Şükür ranks 571 out of 21,273. Before him are Héctor Yazalde, Zé Roberto, Kozo Arai, Bob Paisley, Antonín Puč, and Bauer. After him are Maicon Sisenando, Alfredo Foni, Henrik Larsson, Gyula Zsengellér, Bixente Lizarazu, and Sigfried Held.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Hakan Şükür ranks 39. Before him are Pete Sampras, Jacques Villeneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lance Armstrong, MF Doom, and Ghil'ad Zuckermann. After him are Henrik Larsson, Claire Forlani, Shannen Doherty, Jeff Kinney, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, and Thalía.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hakan Şükür ranks 589 out of 1,347. Before him are Hrant Dink (1954), Arshile Gorky (1904), Meletius of Antioch (400), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Apollonius Molon (-200), and Alexios III of Trebizond (1338). After him are Şehzade Korkut (1467), Theophano Martinakia (865), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Andronikos Komnenos (1108), and Stachys the Apostle (20).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among soccer players born in Türkiye, Hakan Şükür ranks 1. After him are Ali Sami Yen (1886), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Arda Turan (1987), Metin Oktay (1936), Mustafa Denizli (1949), Okan Buruk (1973), Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Burhan Sargun (1929), Turgay Şeren (1932), and Arda Güler (2005).

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