Halil Altıntop

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Halil Altıntop
Personal information
Full name	Halil Altıntop
Date of birth	December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08) (age 25)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	19
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000—2003 2003—2004 2003—2006 2006—present	SG Wattenscheid 09 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1. FC Kaiserslautern FC Schalke 04	81 (35) 03 0(4) 91 (28) 58 (12)
National team2
2004—present	Turkey	20 0(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 26, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Halil Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany) is a Turkish national footballer playing for Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop. Halil started his professional career in the local German club Wattenscheid 09 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Halil was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke 04. Halil, who plays as a striker, is a lethal finisher. Halil finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005/2006 season with 20 goals. At the end of that season he joined his brother at Schalke 04 on a free transfer. However, after only one season, his brother Hamit Altintop joined FC Bayern Munich on another free deal.

[edit] Honours

FC Schalke 04

• German champions: Runner-up 2007
• League Cup: Runner-up 2007

[edit] External links

• Players official site
• Halil Altıntop profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours and timeline
• Halil Altıntop at Football-lineups.com: player campaign - Bundesliga Top Scorers
• Profile at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Profile at weltfussball.de (German)
• Profile at fussballdaten.de (German)

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Persondata
NAME	Altintop, Halil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Turkish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH