Nihat Kahveci

Retired
Last club: Besiktas Most games for: Besiktas Retired since: Jan 17, 2012

Date of birth/Age: Nov 23, 1979 (44)
Place of birth: Istanbul
Citizenship: Türkiye

Height: 1,75 m
Position: Centre-Forward

Former International: Türkiye
Caps/Goals: 69 / 19

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Türkiye
8		Türkiye	Oct 7, 2000	69	19	Şenol Güneş	20 years 10 months 14 days
	Türkiye U21
-		Türkiye U21	Feb 18, 1998	24	1	Cem Pamiroğlu	18 years 02 months 26 days
	Türkiye U18
-		Türkiye U18	May 5, 1998	1	1		18 years 05 months 12 days

Stats of Nihat Kahveci

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			69	19	12	-	18	29	3	-	-	-	240'	4.569'
	International Friendlies	33	7	4	-	9	17	2	-	-	-	295'	2.065'
	European Qualifiers	16	7	5	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	164'	1.148'
	World Cup qualification	14	3	2	-	3	6	1	-	-	-	316'	947'
	EURO	4	2	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	191'	382'
	World Cup	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	27'
	Confederations Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4		Oct 7, 2000	Sweden	Türkiye	1:1	RW						90'
	Group 4	Baku	Oct 11, 2000	Azerbaijan	Türkiye	0:1	RW					46'	45'
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Nov 15, 2000	Türkiye	France	0:4	unknown injury
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 28, 2001	Netherlands	Türkiye	0:0					46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Mar 24, 2001	Türkiye	Slovakia	1:1	Not in squad
	Group 4	Skopje	Mar 28, 2001	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:2	on the bench
	International Friendlies
			Apr 25, 2001	Türkiye	Albania	0:2	RW						90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Istanbul	Jun 2, 2001	Türkiye	Azerbaijan	3:0	on the bench
	Group 4	Bursa	Jun 6, 2001	Türkiye	Macedonia	3:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Oslo	Aug 15, 2001	Norway	Türkiye	1:1			1		39'		51'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Bratislava	Sep 1, 2001	Slovakia	Türkiye	0:1					60'		30'
	Group 4	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 5, 2001	Türkiye	Sweden	1:2	on the bench
	Group 4	Chisinau	Oct 6, 2001	Moldova	Türkiye	0:3	RW	1	2				90'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Wien	Nov 10, 2001	Austria	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Nov 14, 2001	Türkiye	Austria	5:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Breda	Feb 12, 2002	Türkiye	Ecuador	0:1	RW					66'	66'
		Bochum	Mar 26, 2002	South Korea	Türkiye	0:0					46'		45'
		Kerkrade	Apr 17, 2002	Türkiye	Chile	2:0			1		63'		27'
		Durban	May 23, 2002	South Africa	Türkiye	2:0					69'		21'
	World Cup 2002
	Group C	Nam-gu, Ulsan	Jun 3, 2002	Brazil	Türkiye	2:1	on the bench
	Group C	Incheon	Jun 9, 2002	Costa Rica	Türkiye	1:1					79'		11'
	Group C	Seoul	Jun 13, 2002	Türkiye	China	3:0	on the bench
	Round of 16	Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture	Jun 18, 2002	Japan	Türkiye	0:1					74'		16'
	Quarter-Finals	Osaka, Osaka	Jun 22, 2002	Senegal	Türkiye	0:1 AET	on the bench
	Semi-Finals	Saitama, Saitama	Jun 26, 2002	Brazil	Türkiye	1:0	on the bench
	Third Place Play-Off	Daegu	Jun 29, 2002	South Korea	Türkiye	2:3	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Trabzon	Aug 21, 2002	Türkiye	Georgia	3:0		1	1		46'		45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 7, 2002	Türkiye	Slovakia	3:0			1		63'		27'
	Group 7	Skopje	Oct 12, 2002	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:2	CF	1	1				90'
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 16, 2002	Türkiye	Liechtenstein	5:0	RW		1				90'
	International Friendlies
		Pescara	Nov 20, 2002	Italy	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
			Feb 12, 2003	Türkiye	Ukraine	0:0	CF			51'		78'	78'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Sunderland	Apr 2, 2003	England	Türkiye	2:0	LW						90'
	International Friendlies
		Teplice	Apr 30, 2003	Czechia	Türkiye	4:0	on the bench
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Bratislava	Jun 7, 2003	Slovakia	Türkiye	0:1	CF	1					90'
	Group 7	Istanbul	Jun 11, 2003	Türkiye	Macedonia	3:2	CF	1	1				90'
	Confederations Cup 2003
	Group B	Saint-Etienne	Jun 19, 2003	Türkiye	USA	2:1	on the bench
	Group B	Saint Denis	Jun 21, 2003	Cameroon	Türkiye	1:0	on the bench
	Group B	Saint-Etienne	Jun 23, 2003	Brazil	Türkiye	2:2	on the bench
	Semi-Finals	Saint Denis	Jun 26, 2003	France	Türkiye	3:2	on the bench
	Third Place Play-Off	Saint-Etienne	Jun 28, 2003	Colombia	Türkiye	1:2	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Ankara	Aug 20, 2003	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	CF	1				88'	88'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Vaduz	Sep 6, 2003	Liechtenstein	Türkiye	0:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Dublin	Sep 9, 2003	Ireland	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 11, 2003	Türkiye	England	0:0	CF						90'
	European Qualifiers Play-offs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Riga	Nov 15, 2003	Latvia	Türkiye	1:0	CF					77'	77'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Istanbul	Nov 19, 2003	Türkiye	Latvia	2:2	RW		1				90'
	International Friendlies
		Adana	Feb 18, 2004	Türkiye	Denmark	0:1	CF						90'
		Zagreb	Mar 31, 2004	Croatia	Türkiye	2:2	CF						90'
		Brüssel	Apr 28, 2004	Belgium	Türkiye	2:3	Calf strain
		Sydney	May 21, 2004	Australia	Türkiye	1:3	Not in squad
		Sydney	May 24, 2004	Australia	Türkiye	0:1	CF	1					90'
		Seoul	Jun 2, 2004	South Korea	Türkiye	0:1	CF					88'	88'
		Daegu	Jun 5, 2004	South Korea	Türkiye	2:1	CF					58'	58'
		Denizli	Aug 18, 2004	Türkiye	Belarus	1:2	SS						90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Trabzon	Sep 4, 2004	Türkiye	Georgia	1:1				81'	80'		10'
	Group 2	Piräus	Sep 8, 2004	Greece	Türkiye	0:0	CF					90'	90'
	Group 2	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 9, 2004	Türkiye	Kazakhstan	4:0	RW	1				84'	84'
	Group 2	København Ø.	Oct 13, 2004	Denmark	Türkiye	1:1	SS	1					90'
	Group 2	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Nov 17, 2004	Türkiye	Ukraine	0:3	CF						90'
	Group 2	Istanbul	Mar 26, 2005	Türkiye	Albania	2:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group 2	Tbilisi	Mar 30, 2005	Georgia	Türkiye	2:5	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group 2	Istanbul	Jun 4, 2005	Türkiye	Greece	0:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group 2	Almaty	Jun 8, 2005	Kazakhstan	Türkiye	0:6	Cruciate ligament tear
	International Friendlies
		Sofia	Aug 17, 2005	Bulgaria	Türkiye	3:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Istanbul	Sep 3, 2005	Türkiye	Denmark	2:2	Not in squad
	Group 2	Kiew	Sep 7, 2005	Ukraine	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		İkitelli / İstanbul	Oct 8, 2005	Türkiye	Germany	2:1	RW					84'	84'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Tirana	Oct 12, 2005	Albania	Türkiye	0:1					46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Bern	Nov 12, 2005	Switzerland	Türkiye	2:0	RW					46'	45'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Nov 16, 2005	Türkiye	Switzerland	4:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Mar 1, 2006	Türkiye	Czechia	2:2	Not in squad
		Baku	Apr 12, 2006	Azerbaijan	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
			May 24, 2006	Belgium	Türkiye	3:3	on the bench
		Mülheim an der Ruhr	May 26, 2006	Türkiye	Ghana	1:1	CF	1				84'	84'
		Hamburg	May 28, 2006	Türkiye	Estonia	1:1	CF					46'	45'
		Offenbach	May 31, 2006	Türkiye	Saudi Arabia	1:0	CF					72'	72'
		Sittard	Jun 2, 2006	Türkiye	Angola	3:2	CF	1				72'	72'
		Krefeld	Jun 4, 2006	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:0	CF					46'	45'
		Luxemburg	Aug 16, 2006	Luxembourg	Türkiye	0:1	CF		1			46'	45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Sep 6, 2006	Türkiye	Malta	2:0		1			46'		45'
	Group C	Budapest	Oct 7, 2006	Hungary	Türkiye	0:1	on the bench
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Oct 11, 2006	Türkiye	Moldova	5:0					72'		18'
	International Friendlies
		Bergamo	Nov 15, 2006	Italy	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
		Tbilisi	Feb 7, 2007	Georgia	Türkiye	1:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Piräus	Mar 24, 2007	Greece	Türkiye	1:4	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Mar 28, 2007	Türkiye	Norway	2:2	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group C	Sarajevo	Jun 2, 2007	Bosnia	Türkiye	3:2	Cruciate ligament tear
	International Friendlies
		Dortmund	Jun 5, 2007	Türkiye	Brazil	0:0	Cruciate ligament tear
		Bucharest	Aug 22, 2007	Romania	Türkiye	2:0					42'		48'
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Attard	Sep 8, 2007	Malta	Türkiye	2:2	on the bench
	Group C	İstanbul	Sep 12, 2007	Türkiye	Hungary	3:0	CF					46'	45'
	Group C	Chisinau	Oct 13, 2007	Moldova	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
	Group C	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 17, 2007	Türkiye	Greece	0:1	Not in squad
	Group C	Oslo	Nov 17, 2007	Norway	Türkiye	1:2	SS	1					90'
	Group C	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Nov 21, 2007	Türkiye	Bosnia	1:0	SS	1				90'	90'
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Feb 6, 2008	Türkiye	Sweden	0:0	LW					86'	86'
		Minsk	Mar 26, 2008	Belarus	Türkiye	2:2	SS			65'			90'
		Bielefeld	May 20, 2008	Türkiye	Slovakia	1:0	Not in squad
		Bochum	May 25, 2008	Türkiye	Uruguay	2:3	CF	1					90'
		Duisburg	May 29, 2008	Türkiye	Finland	2:0	RW					82'	82'
	EURO 2008
	Group A	Carouge	Jun 7, 2008	Portugal	Türkiye	2:0	CF						90'
	Group A	Basel	Jun 11, 2008	Switzerland	Türkiye	1:2	CF		1			85'	85'
	Group A	Carouge	Jun 15, 2008	Türkiye	Czechia	3:2	CF	2					90'
	Quarter-Finals	Wien	Jun 20, 2008	Croatia	Türkiye	2:4 on pens	CF					117'	117'
	Semi-Finals	Basel	Jun 25, 2008	Germany	Türkiye	3:2	Tendon tear
	International Friendlies
			Aug 20, 2008	Türkiye	Chile	1:0	Tendon tear
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Yerevan	Sep 6, 2008	Armenia	Türkiye	0:2	Tendon tear
	Group E	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Sep 10, 2008	Türkiye	Belgium	1:1	Tendon tear
	Group E	Istanbul	Oct 11, 2008	Türkiye	Bosnia	2:1	Tendon tear
	Group E	Tallinn	Oct 15, 2008	Estonia	Türkiye	0:0	Tendon tear
	International Friendlies
		Wien	Nov 19, 2008	Austria	Türkiye	2:4	Not in squad
			Feb 11, 2009	Türkiye	Ivory Coast	1:1	Meniscus damage
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Madrid	Mar 28, 2009	Spain	Türkiye	1:0	CF						90'
	Group E	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Apr 1, 2009	Türkiye	Spain	1:2	CF					77'	77'
	International Friendlies
		Kayseri	Jun 2, 2009	Türkiye	Azerbaijan	2:0	SS					46'	45'
		Lyon	Jun 5, 2009	France	Türkiye	1:0	Knee problems
		Kiew	Aug 12, 2009	Ukraine	Türkiye	0:3	CF					46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Kayseri	Sep 5, 2009	Türkiye	Estonia	4:2	Not in squad
	Group E	Zenica	Sep 9, 2009	Bosnia	Türkiye	1:1	on the bench
	Group E	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2009	Belgium	Türkiye	2:0	CF					71'	71'
	Group E	Bursa	Oct 14, 2009	Türkiye	Armenia	2:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Mar 3, 2010	Türkiye	Honduras	2:0	Not in squad
		Leipzig	May 22, 2010	Türkiye	Czechia	2:1	CF	1				57'	57'
			May 26, 2010	Türkiye	N. Ireland	2:0	Not in squad
		Philadelphia	May 29, 2010	USA	Türkiye	2:1					77'		13'
		Kadıköy/İstanbul	Aug 11, 2010	Türkiye	Romania	2:0					89'		1'
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Astana	Sep 3, 2010	Kazakhstan	Türkiye	0:3	CF	1				82'	82'
	Group A	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Sep 7, 2010	Türkiye	Belgium	3:2	on the bench
	Group A	Berlin	Oct 8, 2010	Germany	Türkiye	3:0	Not in squad
	Group A	Baku	Oct 12, 2010	Azerbaijan	Türkiye	1:0					46'		45'
Squad: 90, Starting eleven: 51, Substituted in: 18, On the bench: 21, Suspended: 0, Injured: 19,