İbrahim Akın explained

İbrahim Akın
Height:1.82 m
Birth Date:1984 1, df=yes
Birth Place:İzmir, Turkey
Currentclub:Altay (management)
Position:Left winger
Years1:2001–2004
Years2:2004–2008
Years3:2008–2011
Years4:2012–2015
Years5:2015–2016
Years6:2016–2019
Clubs1:Altay
Clubs2:Beşiktaş
Clubs3:İstanbul Başakşehir
Clubs4:Gaziantepspor
Clubs5:Sivasspor
Clubs6:Altay
Caps1:58
Caps2:76
Caps3:94
Caps4:29
Caps5:27
Caps6:75
Goals1:24
Goals2:14
Goals3:24
Goals4:1
Goals5:2
Goals6:10
Totalcaps:359
Totalgoals:75
Nationalyears1:2004–2006
Nationalteam1:Turkey U21
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalyears2:2005–2006
Nationalteam2:Turkey
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0

İbrahim Akın (born 4 January 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.[1] He is a part of the management of Altay.

Career

Akın started his career at Altay S.K. in the Türk Telekom League A before he was transferred to Beşiktaş in June 2004. After three seasons with Beşiktaş he was transferred to İstanbul BB where he scored 24 goals in 94 matches. Before the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he signed a contract with Gaziantepspor for three years.[2]

Later career

On 14 August 2019, it was confirmed, that Akın had retired from football and would continue as a part of Altay's management, working alongside the club's sporting director, Özden Töraydın, as responsible for the foreign players of the club.[3]

Involvement in match-fixing

See main article: 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal.

In July 2011, Akın admitted to participating in match fixing, specifically relating to two matches: Istanbul BB's match against Fenerbahçe, and the Turkish Cup final against Beşiktaş.[4] Following his arrest he withdrew his confession, claiming he had been tricked and his confession given under duress, and denied any involvement in the alleged corruption.[5]

On 7 May 2012, the Turkish Football Federation gave a verdict for the people involved with the match-fixing case. The federation banned Akın for three years for allegedly fixing the result of a match when his team lost to Fenerbahçe 2–0 on 1 May 2011.[6]

On 4 June 2012, the Arbitration Board of Turkish Football Federation reduced Akın's sentence from three years to two years.[7]

Honours

Beşiktaş

2005–06, 2006–07[8] [9]

2006[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: .: Gazi̇antepspor Kulübü . 29 August 2014 . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145720/http://www.gaziantepspor.org.tr/tr/kadro.asp?Sayfa=A%20Tak%FDm%FDm%FDz . dead .
  2. Web site: İbrahim Akın Gaziantepspor ile yeniden sahada . November 2013 .
  3. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/altay-altyapisi-ibrahim-akina-emanet-41301852 Altay altyapısı İbrahim Akın'a emanet!
  4. Web site: Turkish Press Scan July 14th . Cumhuriyet.com . 14 July 2011 . 7 July 2012.
  5. Web site: İbrahim Akın, savcının baskı yaptığını iddia etti . Turkish . Yurthaber.mynet.com . 7 July 2012.
  6. News: Turkey match fixing: Football Federation clears clubs. BBC News. 7 May 2012. 7 May 2012.
  7. Web site: Tahkim Kurulu Kararları - 04.06.2012. Turkish Football Federation. 5 June 2012. Turkish.
  8. News: Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final) . tff.org . 25 March 2022.
  9. News: Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) . tff.org . 25 March 2022.
  10. News: Süper Kupa (Profesyonel Takım) . tff.org . 25 March 2022.