Hasan Doğan Explained

Hasan Doğan
Birth Date:	1956 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Abana, Turkey
Death Place:	Bodrum, Turkey
Known For:	37th President of the Turkish Football Federation
Nationality:	Turkish

Hasan Doğan (15 March 1956 – 5 July 2008) was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in the southwest Turkish Riviera, where he was on vacation.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was incumbent for a relatively short period, beginning on 14 February 2008 and serving until his death on 5 July 2008.

During his presidency, the Turkey national team qualified for the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008, held in Austria and Switzerland.

The 2015–16 season of the Turkish Süper Lig was named in his honour.^[4]

Personal

He was married to Aysel Doğan, who accompanied him to Euro 2008. He had two children, Zeynep and Selim.^[5]

External links

• Doğan's profile on spor3
• Doğan's profile on haberturk

Notes and References

1. News: Futbol Federasyonu Başkanı Hasan Doğan kalp krizinden öldü . 5 July 2008 . . 5 July 2008 . tr.
2. News: Federasyon Başkanı Doğan hayatını kaybetti . . 5 July 2008 . 5 July 2008 . tr.
3. Web site: Turkey mourns death of Hasan Doğan . . 5 July 2008 . 5 July 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091119051228/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=730566.html . 19 November 2009.
4. Web site: Sözcü . 13 June 2020.
5. Web site: Ve Başkan Hasan Doğan! . Ajansspor.com . 14 February 2008 . 5 July 2008 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080712072921/http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/federasyon/h/20080214/VE_BAsKAN_HASAN_DOgAN.html . 12 July 2008 .