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Bekir İrtegün
İrtegün with Fenerbahçe in 2014
Personal information
Full name Bekir İrtegün
Date of birth (1984-04-20) 20 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Elazığ, Turkey
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1999–2001 Gaziantep B.B.
2001–2002 Gaziantepspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Gaziantepspor 104 (2)
2009–2015 Fenerbahçe 109 (5)
2015–2017 İstanbul Başakşehir 42 (4)
2019–2020 Sakaryaspor 10 (0)
International career
1999 Turkey U15 2 (0)
1999–2000 Turkey U16 4 (0)
2002–2003 Turkey U19 10 (0)
2003–2004 Turkey U20 6 (0)
2004–2006 Turkey U21 19 (0)
2012–2014 Turkey 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Bekir İrtegün (born 20 April 1984) is a former Turkish professional football player who last played for Sakaryaspor.

Career

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Club career

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On 8 June 2009, İrtegün transferred to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal.[1]

İstanbul Başakşehir

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On 1 July 2015, İrtegün agreed with İstanbul Başakşehir on a three + one years.

International career

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İrtegün has represented Turkey since youth level, he has played for the under-15 team, the under-16 team, the under-19 team, the under-20 team and the under-21 team.

On 2 June 2012, İrtegün made his debut for the senior team in a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a Friendly.

Honours

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Fenerbahçe

Prosecution

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In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 he was charged of being a member of the Gülen movement. In January 2020 İrtegün was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bekir İrtegün signs for Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Official Web Site. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey". IPA NEWS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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