İbrahim Akın

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

İbrahim Akın
Akın in November 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984
Place of birth Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Altay (management)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Altay 58 (24)
2004–2008 Beşiktaş 76 (14)
2008–2011 İstanbul Başakşehir 94 (24)
2012–2015 Gaziantepspor 29 (1)
2015–2016 Sivasspor 27 (2)
2016–2019 Altay 75 (10)
Total 359 (75)
National team
2004–2006 Turkey U21 17 (5)
2005–2006 Turkey 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 clubs sporting director, Özden Töraydın, as responsible for the foreign players of the club.[3]

Alleged involvement in match-fixing

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]

References
  1. http://www.gaziantepspor.org.tr/tr/kadro.asp?Sayfa=A%20Tak%FDm%FDm%FDz
  2. http://tr.eurosport.com/futbol/ziraat-turkiye-kupasi/2010-2011/ibrahim-akin-gaziantepspor-ile-yeniden-sahada_sto3988017/story.shtml
  3. Altay altyapısı İbrahim Akın'a emanet!, hurriyet.com.tr, 14 August 2019
  4. "Turkish Press Scan July 14th". Cumhuriyet.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "İbrahim Akın, savcının baskı yaptığını iddia etti" (in Turkish). Yurthaber.mynet.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. "Turkey match fixing: Football Federation clears clubs". BBC News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  7. "Tahkim Kurulu Kararları - 04.06.2012" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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