Tayfun Pektürk (born 13 May 1988) is a German-Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Borussia Freialdenhoven.

Career

Born in

Wermelskirchen Wermelskirchen (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Wärmelßkirrshe'') is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees (measuring 26 ...

, Pektürk began his career in 1994 with SV Wermelskirchen. In 2004, he signed for third division side

Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in the year of 1880 by the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdor ...

. He played one year for Wuppertal, before signing for

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, ...

in July 2005. Pektürk made his debut at the professional level in the 2. Bundesliga for

TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club. History Nazi era ( ...

on 23 September 2007, when he started the game against

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

. On 17 September 2009, he signed for

Eintracht Trier SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known as Eintracht Trier (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier ...

, but was demoted into the reserve team in February 2010. On 6 April 2010, Pektürk announced he would leave Eintracht Trier at the end of the season and join

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

on 1 July 2010.

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* * * 1988 births Living people People from Wermelskirchen German men's footballers Footballers from Cologne (region) Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Landesliga players TuS Koblenz players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Utaş Uşakspor footballers İnegölspor footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub