Okan Buruk

Retired
Last club: Büyüksehir Bld Most games for: Galatasaray Retired since: Jul 1, 2010

Date of birth/Age: Oct 19, 1973 (50)
Place of birth: Istanbul
Citizenship: Türkiye

Height: 1,69 m
Position: Right Midfield

Former International: Türkiye
Caps/Goals: 54 / 8

Currently working as:

Manager Club: Galatasaray

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Türkiye
-		Türkiye	Oct 28, 1992	54	8	Sepp Piontek	19 years 09 days
	Türkiye U21
-		Türkiye U21	Sep 22, 1992	4	1	Fatih Terim	18 years 11 months 03 days
	Türkiye U18
-		Türkiye U18	Jul 20, 1992	2	-	Hamdi Serpil Tüzün	18 years 09 months 01 day

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			56	8	4	-	9	37	15	-	-	-	436'	3.491'
	International Friendlies	19	-	3	-	5	12	4	-	-	-	-	978'
	World Cup qualification	17	4	-	-	2	10	6	-	-	-	301'	1.202'
	European Qualifiers	15	3	1	-	1	12	4	-	-	-	330'	989'
	EURO	4	1	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	318'	318'
	World Cup	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Canik, Samsun	Oct 28, 1992	Türkiye	San Marino	4:1	RM			82'			90'
	Group 2		Nov 18, 1992	England	Türkiye	4:0	With U21 national team
	Group 2	Istanbul	Dec 16, 1992	Türkiye	Netherlands	1:3	Torn muscle fiber
	Group 2	Utrecht	Feb 24, 1993	Netherlands	Türkiye	3:1	Broken tibia
	Group 2	Serravalle	Mar 10, 1993	San Marino	Türkiye	0:0	Broken tibia
	Group 2		Mar 31, 1993	Türkiye	England	0:2	Broken tibia
	Group 2	Oslo	Apr 28, 1993	Norway	Türkiye	3:1	Broken tibia
	Group 2	Istanbul	Oct 27, 1993	Türkiye	Poland	2:1	Broken tibia
	Group 2	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Nov 10, 1993	Türkiye	Norway	2:1	Broken tibia
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Feb 23, 1994	Türkiye	Czechia	1:4	Not in squad
		Bursa	Apr 20, 1994	Türkiye	Russia	0:1	Not in squad
		Skopje	Aug 31, 1994	Macedonia	Türkiye	0:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Budapest	Sep 7, 1994	Hungary	Türkiye	2:2	With U21 national team
	Group 3	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 12, 1994	Türkiye	Iceland	5:0	Not in squad
	Group 3	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Dec 14, 1994	Türkiye	Switzerland	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Pescara	Dec 21, 1994	Italy	Türkiye	3:1	Not in squad
			Feb 15, 1995	Türkiye	Romania	1:1	Not in squad
		Kadıköy/İstanbul	Mar 8, 1995	Türkiye	Israel	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Istanbul	Mar 29, 1995	Türkiye	Sweden	2:1	Not in squad
	Group 3	Bern	Apr 26, 1995	Switzerland	Türkiye	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Toronto	Jun 4, 1995	Canada	Türkiye	1:3	Not in squad
			Jun 7, 1995	Canada	Türkiye	0:3	Not in squad
		Toronto	Jun 11, 1995	Honduras	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
		Iquique	Jun 17, 1995	Paraguay	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
		Coquimbo	Jun 20, 1995	New Zealand	Türkiye	1:2	Not in squad
		Santiago de Chile	Jun 22, 1995	Chile	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
		Istanbul	Aug 30, 1995	Türkiye	Macedonia	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Istanbul	Sep 6, 1995	Türkiye	Hungary	2:0	With U21 national team
	International Friendlies
		Helsinki	Oct 4, 1995	Finland	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Reykjavík	Oct 11, 1995	Iceland	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	Group 3	Solna, Stockholm	Nov 15, 1995	Sweden	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Feb 14, 1996	Türkiye	Belarus	3:2	Not in squad
		Vitkovice	Mar 26, 1996	Czechia	Türkiye	3:0	Not in squad
		Baku	Apr 9, 1996	Azerbaijan	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
		Canik, Samsun	May 1, 1996	Türkiye	Ukraine	3:2	Not in squad
		Tallinn	May 29, 1996	Estonia	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
		Helsinki	Jun 2, 1996	Finland	Türkiye	1:2	Not in squad
	EURO 1996
	Group D	Nottingham	Jun 11, 1996	Türkiye	Croatia	0:1	Not in squad
	Group D	Nottingham	Jun 14, 1996	Portugal	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
	Group D	Sheffield	Jun 19, 1996	Türkiye	Denmark	0:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Aug 14, 1996	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 7	Brüssel	Aug 31, 1996	Belgium	Türkiye	2:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Paris	Oct 9, 1996	France	Türkiye	4:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Nov 10, 1996	Türkiye	San Marino	7:0	Not in squad
	Group 7	Cardiff	Dec 14, 1996	Wales	Türkiye	0:0	unknown injury
	International Friendlies
		Denizli	Feb 12, 1997	Türkiye	Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 7	Bursa	Apr 2, 1997	Türkiye	Netherlands	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Apr 30, 1997	Türkiye	Belgium	1:3	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Jun 12, 1997	Croatia	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
		Osaka, Osaka	Jun 15, 1997	Japan	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Aug 20, 1997	Türkiye	Wales	6:4	Not in squad
	Group 7	Serravalle	Sep 10, 1997	San Marino	Türkiye	0:5	Not in squad
	Group 7	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 11, 1997	Netherlands	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Jan 21, 1998	Türkiye	Albania	1:4	Not in squad
		Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv	Feb 18, 1998	Israel	Türkiye	4:0	Not in squad
		Moskau	Apr 22, 1998	Russia	Türkiye	1:0	CM					75'	75'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 5, 1998	Türkiye	N. Ireland	3:0	RM					87'	87'
	Group 3	Bursa	Oct 10, 1998	Türkiye	Germany	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 3	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 14, 1998	Türkiye	Finland	1:3	RM					46'	45'
	Group 3	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Mar 27, 1999	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	RM		1				90'
	Group 3	Helsinki	Jun 5, 1999	Finland	Türkiye	2:4	on the bench
	Group 3	Belfast	Sep 4, 1999	N. Ireland	Türkiye	0:3					79'		11'
	Group 3	Chisinau	Sep 8, 1999	Moldova	Türkiye	1:1	CM					46'	45'
	Group 3	München	Oct 9, 1999	Germany	Türkiye	0:0	RM			70'		72'	72'
	European Qualifiers Play-offs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Dublin	Nov 13, 1999	Ireland	Türkiye	1:1	on the bench
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Bursa	Nov 17, 1999	Türkiye	Ireland	0:0	RM						90'
	International Friendlies
		Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Feb 23, 2000	Türkiye	Norway	0:2					58'		32'
	EURO 2000
	Group B	Arnhem	Jun 11, 2000	Türkiye	Italy	1:2	AM	1				89'	89'
	Group B	Eindhoven	Jun 15, 2000	Sweden	Türkiye	0:0	CM						90'
	Group B	Brüssel	Jun 19, 2000	Türkiye	Belgium	2:0	AM					77'	77'
	Quarter-Finals	Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 24, 2000	Türkiye	Portugal	0:2	AM			32'		62'	62'
	International Friendlies
		Sarajevo	Aug 16, 2000	Bosnia	Türkiye	2:0	RM						90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 2, 2000	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	RM	1				58'	58'
	Group 4		Oct 7, 2000	Sweden	Türkiye	1:1	Knee medial ligament tear
	Group 4	Baku	Oct 11, 2000	Azerbaijan	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Nov 15, 2000	Türkiye	France	0:4	RM					76'	76'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 28, 2001	Netherlands	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Mar 24, 2001	Türkiye	Slovakia	1:1	CM					75'	75'
	Group 4	Skopje	Mar 28, 2001	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:2	CM			63'		83'	83'
	International Friendlies
			Apr 25, 2001	Türkiye	Albania	0:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Istanbul	Jun 2, 2001	Türkiye	Azerbaijan	3:0	RM					60'	60'
	Group 4	Bursa	Jun 6, 2001	Türkiye	Macedonia	3:3	RM					69'	69'
	International Friendlies
		Oslo	Aug 15, 2001	Norway	Türkiye	1:1	RM			35'		39'	39'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4	Bratislava	Sep 1, 2001	Slovakia	Türkiye	0:1	on the bench
	Group 4	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 5, 2001	Türkiye	Sweden	1:2	on the bench
	Group 4	Chisinau	Oct 6, 2001	Moldova	Türkiye	0:3	DM						90'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Wien	Nov 10, 2001	Austria	Türkiye	0:1	RM	1		62'		87'	87'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Nov 14, 2001	Türkiye	Austria	5:0	RM	1				63'	63'
	International Friendlies
		Breda	Feb 12, 2002	Türkiye	Ecuador	0:1	Not in squad
		Bochum	Mar 26, 2002	South Korea	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
		Kerkrade	Apr 17, 2002	Türkiye	Chile	2:0	Not in squad
		Durban	May 23, 2002	South Africa	Türkiye	2:0	CM					48'	48'
	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	on the bench
	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	on the bench
	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					86'		4'
	International Friendlies
		Trabzon	Aug 21, 2002	Türkiye	Georgia	3:0	RM						90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Sep 7, 2002	Türkiye	Slovakia	3:0	RM					63'	63'
	Group 7	Skopje	Oct 12, 2002	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:2	RM	1				82'	82'
	Group 7	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 16, 2002	Türkiye	Liechtenstein	5:0	CM	1				60'	60'
	International Friendlies
		Pescara	Nov 20, 2002	Italy	Türkiye	1:1	RM					61'	61'
			Feb 12, 2003	Türkiye	Ukraine	0:0					85'		5'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Sunderland	Apr 2, 2003	England	Türkiye	2:0	RM			34'		59'	59'
	International Friendlies
		Teplice	Apr 30, 2003	Czechia	Türkiye	4:0	RM			30'		46'	45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Bratislava	Jun 7, 2003	Slovakia	Türkiye	0:1	RM			52'		58'	58'
	Group 7	Istanbul	Jun 11, 2003	Türkiye	Macedonia	3:2	Gelbsperre
	Confederations Cup 2003
	Group B	Saint-Etienne	Jun 19, 2003	Türkiye	USA	2:1	Not in squad
	Group B	Saint Denis	Jun 21, 2003	Cameroon	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
	Group B	Saint-Etienne	Jun 23, 2003	Brazil	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Saint Denis	Jun 26, 2003	France	Türkiye	3:2	Not in squad
	Third Place Play-Off	Saint-Etienne	Jun 28, 2003	Colombia	Türkiye	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Ankara	Aug 20, 2003	Türkiye	Moldova	2:0	RM		1	34'		46'	45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Vaduz	Sep 6, 2003	Liechtenstein	Türkiye	0:3	RM	1				74'	74'
	International Friendlies
		Dublin	Sep 9, 2003	Ireland	Türkiye	2:2					46'		45'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 7	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 11, 2003	Türkiye	England	0:0	RM					67'	67'
	European Qualifiers Play-offs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	Riga	Nov 15, 2003	Latvia	Türkiye	1:0	RM			24'		84'	84'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Istanbul	Nov 19, 2003	Türkiye	Latvia	2:2	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Adana	Feb 18, 2004	Türkiye	Denmark	0:1	Not in squad
		Zagreb	Mar 31, 2004	Croatia	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
		Brüssel	Apr 28, 2004	Belgium	Türkiye	2:3					60'		30'
		Sydney	May 21, 2004	Australia	Türkiye	1:3	CM		1			85'	85'
		Sydney	May 24, 2004	Australia	Türkiye	0:1	CM					46'	45'
		Seoul	Jun 2, 2004	South Korea	Türkiye	0:1	RM		1	66'		90'	90'
		Daegu	Jun 5, 2004	South Korea	Türkiye	2:1	RM					58'	58'
		Denizli	Aug 18, 2004	Türkiye	Belarus	1:2	on the bench
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Trabzon	Sep 4, 2004	Türkiye	Georgia	1:1	CM			83'			90'
	Group 2	Piräus	Sep 8, 2004	Greece	Türkiye	0:0	CM			3'		73'	73'
	Group 2	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Oct 9, 2004	Türkiye	Kazakhstan	4:0	Gelbsperre
	Group 2	København Ø.	Oct 13, 2004	Denmark	Türkiye	1:1	RM						90'
	Group 2	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Nov 17, 2004	Türkiye	Ukraine	0:3	RM						90'
	Group 2	Istanbul	Mar 26, 2005	Türkiye	Albania	2:0	on the bench
	Group 2	Tbilisi	Mar 30, 2005	Georgia	Türkiye	2:5	Not in squad
	Group 2	Istanbul	Jun 4, 2005	Türkiye	Greece	0:0	Not in squad
	Group 2	Almaty	Jun 8, 2005	Kazakhstan	Türkiye	0:6	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Sofia	Aug 17, 2005	Bulgaria	Türkiye	3:1					79'		11'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Istanbul	Sep 3, 2005	Türkiye	Denmark	2:2		1			85'		5'
	Group 2	Kiew	Sep 7, 2005	Ukraine	Türkiye	0:1	RM			56'		90'	90'
	International Friendlies
		İkitelli / İstanbul	Oct 8, 2005	Türkiye	Germany	2:1	on the bench
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 2	Tirana	Oct 12, 2005	Albania	Türkiye	0:1	RM					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	Not in squad
		Mülheim an der Ruhr	May 26, 2006	Türkiye	Ghana	1:1	Not in squad
		Hamburg	May 28, 2006	Türkiye	Estonia	1:1	Not in squad
		Offenbach	May 31, 2006	Türkiye	Saudi Arabia	1:0	Not in squad
		Sittard	Jun 2, 2006	Türkiye	Angola	3:2	Not in squad
		Krefeld	Jun 4, 2006	Macedonia	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
		Luxemburg	Aug 16, 2006	Luxembourg	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Sep 6, 2006	Türkiye	Malta	2:0	Not in squad
	Group C	Budapest	Oct 7, 2006	Hungary	Türkiye	0:1	Not in squad
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Oct 11, 2006	Türkiye	Moldova	5:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Bergamo	Nov 15, 2006	Italy	Türkiye	1:1	Not in squad
		Tbilisi	Feb 7, 2007	Georgia	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Piräus	Mar 24, 2007	Greece	Türkiye	1:4	Not in squad
	Group C	Frankfurt (Main)	Mar 28, 2007	Türkiye	Norway	2:2	Not in squad
	Group C	Sarajevo	Jun 2, 2007	Bosnia	Türkiye	3:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Dortmund	Jun 5, 2007	Türkiye	Brazil	0:0	Not in squad
		Bucharest	Aug 22, 2007	Romania	Türkiye	2:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group C	Attard	Sep 8, 2007	Malta	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
	Group C	İstanbul	Sep 12, 2007	Türkiye	Hungary	3:0	Not in squad
	Group C	Chisinau	Oct 13, 2007	Moldova	Türkiye	1:1	Meniscus damage
	Group C	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 17, 2007	Türkiye	Greece	0:1	Meniscus damage
	Group C	Oslo	Nov 17, 2007	Norway	Türkiye	1:2	Meniscus damage
	Group C	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Nov 21, 2007	Türkiye	Bosnia	1:0	Meniscus damage
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Feb 6, 2008	Türkiye	Sweden	0:0	Not in squad
		Minsk	Mar 26, 2008	Belarus	Türkiye	2:2	Not in squad
		Bielefeld	May 20, 2008	Türkiye	Slovakia	1:0	Not in squad
		Bochum	May 25, 2008	Türkiye	Uruguay	2:3	Not in squad
		Duisburg	May 29, 2008	Türkiye	Finland	2:0	Not in squad
	EURO 2008
	Group A	Carouge	Jun 7, 2008	Portugal	Türkiye	2:0	Not in squad
	Group A	Basel	Jun 11, 2008	Switzerland	Türkiye	1:2	Not in squad
	Group A	Carouge	Jun 15, 2008	Türkiye	Czechia	3:2	Not in squad
	Quarter-Finals	Wien	Jun 20, 2008	Croatia	Türkiye	2:4 on pens	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	Basel	Jun 25, 2008	Germany	Türkiye	3:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Aug 20, 2008	Türkiye	Chile	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Yerevan	Sep 6, 2008	Armenia	Türkiye	0:2	Not in squad
	Group E	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Sep 10, 2008	Türkiye	Belgium	1:1	Not in squad
	Group E	Istanbul	Oct 11, 2008	Türkiye	Bosnia	2:1	Not in squad
	Group E	Tallinn	Oct 15, 2008	Estonia	Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Wien	Nov 19, 2008	Austria	Türkiye	2:4	Not in squad
			Feb 11, 2009	Türkiye	Ivory Coast	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Madrid	Mar 28, 2009	Spain	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
	Group E	Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Apr 1, 2009	Türkiye	Spain	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Kayseri	Jun 2, 2009	Türkiye	Azerbaijan	2:0	Not in squad
		Lyon	Jun 5, 2009	France	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
		Kiew	Aug 12, 2009	Ukraine	Türkiye	0:3	Not in squad
	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	Not in squad
	Group E	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2009	Belgium	Türkiye	2:0	Not in squad
	Group E	Bursa	Oct 14, 2009	Türkiye	Armenia	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Istanbul	Mar 3, 2010	Türkiye	Honduras	2:0	unknown injury
		Leipzig	May 22, 2010	Türkiye	Czechia	2:1	RM					9'	9'
Squad: 71, Starting eleven: 47, Substituted in: 9, On the bench: 15, Suspended: 2, Injured: 14,