Cihan Haspolatlı (born 4 January 1980) is a former Turkish

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player in

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and

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

positions.

Club career

He played for

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish ...

and

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

. He was a key player while playing at

, but was later on criticized by many supporters. Following the critics and his poor performance, he was sold to Bursaspor, then transferred to Konyaspor in 2008 and Ankaragücü in 2009.

International career

Cihan was a part of the Turkey National team during the buildup to the

2002 World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

Squad in Korea/Japan but missed out on selection to the final squad for the tournament.

Honours

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

(1): 2002 *

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

(1): 2005-06 **

(1): 2005

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list. Turkey's goal tally first.''

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* * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Diyarbakır Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey B international footballers Kocaelispor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Bursaspor footballers Konyaspor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Süper Lig players Association football midfielders Association football defenders {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub