Uğur Boral (born 14 April 1982) is a Turkish retired

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who last played for Beşiktaş in the

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. Boral was a gifted play-maker and surprised goalkeepers with his deceptive shot. He is naturally left-footed and can played as a left-sided

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or as a

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, given the situation.

Club career

Boral began his career in 1995, when he signed with the amateur club Gaziosmanpaşa Karadenizspor. In 1998, he moved to Alibeyköyspor. He was transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the 2000–01 season after his stay with

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. In 2006, Boral signed with Fenerbahçe, where he was given the number 25 shirt. He scored two goals on his Champions League debut against

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on Matchday 6 of the 2007–08 season. Boral signed a 1-year contract for Fenerbahçe, until 2012. Boral played shortly for

Samsunspor Samsunspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.Beşiktas for the time between 2012 and 2015. He retired in 2015.

International career

Euro 2008

He was called up to

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squad and started the semi-final against

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on 25 June 2008 at St. Jakob-Park,

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. He scored the opening goal, which was also his first for

eventually lost 3–2.

International goal

Honours

;Fenerbahçe *

(2): 2006–07,

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* Süper Kupa (2): 2007, 2009 ;Turkey *

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bronze medalist:

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Prosecution

In the aftermath of the attempted

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of July 2016 he was accused of being involved in the

Gülen movement The Gülen movement ( tr, Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet ("service") or Cemaat ("community") and since 2016 by the Government of Turkey as FETÖ ("Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation" or, more commonly, "Fethullah T ...

. In January 2020 Boral was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boral, Ugur 1982 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey B international footballers Ankaraspor footballers Kocaelispor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Samsunspor footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players Süper Lig players Association football midfielders Turkish prisoners and detainees