Hasan Doğan (15 March 1956 – 5 July 2008) was the 37th president of the

Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Footba ...

. He died of a heart attack in

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, a popular tourist destination in the southwest

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, where he was on vacation. He was incumbent for a relatively short period, beginning on 14 February 2008 and serving until his death on 5 July 2008. During his presidency, the Turkish national football team qualified for the semi-finals at

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, held in

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and Switzerland. The 2015–16 season of the Turkish

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was named in his honour.

Personal

He was married to Aysel Doğan, who accompanied him to Euro 2008. He had two children, Zeynep and Selim.

References

External links

Doğan's profile on spor3

Doğan's profile on haberturk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dogan, Hasan 1956 births 2008 deaths People from Kastamonu Turkish Football Federation presidents Yıldız Technical University alumni Burials at Topkapı Cemetery Turkish sports executives and administrators