Alpay Özalan

Alpay Özalan is a Turkish footballer, manager, and politician, born on 30 May 1973. Özalan played as a centre back for Beşiktaş and Aston Villa. Özalan scored 25 goals in 537 games for club and country and won 6 trophies, including 1 league title.

Özalan's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions44721
Turkey904
Total53725

Goals per game: 0.05.

Özalan's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 6
  • League titles: 1
  • Domestic cups: 4
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • Individual awards: 2

Beşiktaş

  • Süper Lig: 1 (1994–95)
  • Turkish Cup: 2 (1994, 1998)
  • Turkish Super Cup: 1 (1998)

Aston Villa

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2001)

Urawa Red Diamonds

  • Emperor's Cup: 1 (2005)

Individual

  • FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 1 (2002)
  • J1 League Defender of the Year: 1 (2004)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1991–1992: Soma Linyitspor, 19 games, 2 goals
  2. 1992–1993: Altay, 23 games, 1 goal
  3. 1993–1999: Beşiktaş, 150 games, 9 goals
  4. 1999–2000: Siirt Jet-Pa Spor, 0 games, 0 goals
  5. 1999–2000: Fenerbahçe (loan), 29 games, 3 goals
  6. 2000–2003: Aston Villa, 58 games, 1 goal
  7. 2003–2004: Incheon United, 8 games, 0 goals
  8. 2004–2005: Urawa Red Diamonds, 13 games, 0 goals
  9. 2005–2008: 1. FC Köln, 48 games, 1 goal

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