Euro 2012

Gökhan Gönül (born January 7, 1985 in Bafra, Samsun, Turkey) is a professional football player currently playing for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Playing position Defender
Gökhan is a young Turkish right fullback, who with his great pace has a strong tendency to get forward in aid of his team’s attack. In July 2007, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Gençlerbirliği, who had him loaned to their satellite club Gençlerbirliği OFTAS where he played a starring role in their promotion to the Turkcell Super League, and signed four-year contract [1].He scored his first and only goal for Fenerbahçe aganist a Turkish team called Galatasaray equaling the match but lost the match in the last minute when Ümit Karan scored the goal.He made his international debut against Norway on 17 November 2007. [2]He has also been ranked as 14th among the best 15 fullbacks in Europe, by Kristian Borrel - GOAL Magazine Feb/2008.In April 2008 Zico labelled him Turkish Cafu to UEFA Magazine. Gökhan Gönül is known for his precise passes, assists and his ability to get past defenders.Gokhan substained an injury during the final matches of the season resulting in him having to miss Euro 2008

Hamit Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany) is a Turkish national footballer. He is a versatile midfielder and can play either in a defending or attacking role. He is well known for his flair of long-shot ability, as shown when he played for Schalke 04 and so far with Bayern Munich.

He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.[1]

Schalke
Altıntop started his professional career in local German club Wattenscheid in 2000 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, he was transferred to Schalke 04 in 2003, where he played in a primarily defensive midfield role. (more…)