Bekir İrtegün explained

Bekir İrtegün
Fullname:Bekir İrtegün
Birth Date:20 April 1984
Birth Place:Elazığ, Turkey
Height:1.85 m
Position:Centre back
Youthyears1:1999–2001
Youthclubs1:Gaziantep B.B.
Youthyears2:2001–2002
Youthclubs2:Gaziantepspor
Years1:2002–2009
Clubs1:Gaziantepspor
Caps1:104
Goals1:2
Years2:2009–2015
Clubs2:Fenerbahçe
Caps2:109
Goals2:5
Years3:2015–2017
Clubs3:İstanbul Başakşehir
Caps3:42
Goals3:4
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Sakaryaspor
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalyears2:1999–2000
Nationalyears3:2002–2003
Nationalyears4:2003–2004
Nationalyears5:2004–2006
Nationalyears6:2012–2014
Nationalteam1:Turkey U15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Turkey U16
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalcaps5:19
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalteam6:Turkey
Nationalcaps6:10
Nationalgoals6:0
Club-Update:15:48, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Bekir İrtegün (born 20 April 1984) is a former Turkish professional football player who last played for Sakaryaspor.

Career

Club career

On 8 June 2009, İrtegün transferred to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal.[1]

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 1 July 2015, İrtegün agreed with İstanbul Başakşehir on a three + one years.

International career

İrtegün has represented Turkey since youth level, he has played for the under-15 team, the under-16 team, the under-19 team, the under-20 team and the under-21 team.

On 2 June 2012, İrtegün made his debut for the senior team in a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a Friendly.

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Prosecution

In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 he was charged of being a member of the Gülen movement. In January 2020 İrtegün 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120904030156/http://www.fenerbahce.org/icerik/haber/15999/ Bekir İrtegün signs for Fenerbahçe
  2. Web site: Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey. 2020-01-21. IPA NEWS. en-US. 2020-01-26.