İbrahim Akın (born 4 January 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.[1] He is a part of the management of Altay.
 Akın in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altay (management) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Altay | 58 | (24) |
| 2004–2008 | Beşiktaş | 76 | (14) |
| 2008–2011 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 94 | (24) |
| 2012–2015 | Gaziantepspor | 29 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Sivasspor | 27 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Altay | 75 | (10) |
| Total | 359 | (75) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Turkey U21 | 17 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAkın started his career at Altay S.K. in the Türk Telekom League A before he was transferred to Beşiktaş in June 2004. After three seasons with Beşiktaş he was transferred to İstanbul BB where he scored 24 goals in 94 matches. Before the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he signed a contract with Gaziantepspor for three years.[2]
Later career
editOn 14 August 2019, it was confirmed, that Akın had retired from football and would continue as a part of Altay's management, working alongside the club's sporting director, Özden Töraydın, as responsible for the foreign players of the club.[3]
Involvement in match-fixing
editIn July 2011, Akın admitted to participating in match fixing, specifically relating to two matches: Istanbul BB's match against Fenerbahçe, and the Turkish Cup final against Beşiktaş.[4] Following his arrest he withdrew his confession, claiming he had been tricked and his confession given under duress, and denied any involvement in the alleged corruption.[5]
On 7 May 2012, the Turkish Football Federation gave a verdict for the people involved with the match-fixing case. The federation banned Akın for three years for allegedly fixing the result of a match when his team lost to Fenerbahçe 2–0 on 1 May 2011.[6]
On 4 June 2012, the Arbitration Board of Turkish Football Federation reduced Akın's sentence from three years to two years.[7]
Honours
editBeşiktaş
References
edit- ^ ".: Gazi̇antepspor Kulübü". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "İbrahim Akın Gaziantepspor ile yeniden sahada". November 2013.
- ^ Altay altyapısı İbrahim Akın'a emanet!, hurriyet.com.tr, 14 August 2019
- ^ "Turkish Press Scan July 14th". Cumhuriyet.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "İbrahim Akın, savcının baskı yaptığını iddia etti" (in Turkish). Yurthaber.mynet.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Turkey match fixing: Football Federation clears clubs". BBC News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Tahkim Kurulu Kararları - 04.06.2012" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Süper Kupa (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
External links
edit- İbrahim Akın – UEFA competition record (archive)
- İbrahim Akın – FIFA competition record (archived)