Sercan Sararer-Osuna (, born 27 November 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Before joining the youth team of Greuther Fürth in 2000, he played at 1. FC Röthenbach. On 31 July 2011, he scored four goals in a

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game against amateur league team

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. After the end of his contract with Fürth on 1 July 2013, Sararer moved to

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on a free transfer. On 1 February 2013, Sararer signed a contract until June 2017 with VfB Stuttgart. For the 2015–16 season he moved to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

International career

On 15 May 2012, he was called up to Turkey national team for the upcoming friendly matches. He debuted in Turkey national team at friendly match against

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and made an assist to

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on 24 May 2012. Turkey won 3–1 the match. He also made assist to the first goal of

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against

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at the friendly match on 2 June 2012. Turkey won the match 3–1.

Personal life

His father is Turkish and his mother is a Spanish

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. He also holds a

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Nuremberg Citizens of Turkey through descent Citizens of Spain through descent Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkish people of Spanish descent Spanish people of Turkish descent German men's footballers Spanish men's footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent German people of Spanish descent Men's association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Karlsruher SC players Türkgücü München players {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub