Yunus Altun

Yunus Altun ( born August 25, 1977 in Istanbul ) is a former Turkish football player. He was a two-time top scorer of the TFF 1 Lig for the seasons 2001/ 02 and 2002/ 03. With its 153 second league goals he is one of the most successful second league goalscorers in general and the most successful of the second division times of the 1990s and 2000s in particular.

Career

Association

Altun arrived in Istanbul's Eyüp on the world. The mid-1990s he took part in a tournament- Fenerbahçe Istanbul and was accepted after this tournament in the junior section of the club. Here he played mainly for the reserve team Fenerbahçe that was then called the Fenerbahçe PAF takımı. With the reserve team he frequently made in the training of professionals in which all players with mixed teams were set up, which then played in training games against each other. In these workouts Altun played for example as strike partner Aykut Kocamans, one of the most successful Turkish player of the 1990s. Furthermore, he had against such internationally seasoned defender as Jes Høgh, Uche Okechukwu and Emre Aşık play what furthered his development by its own account.

At this time, Fenerbahçe was strongly occupied by storm, attacking midfielder, Altun was no professional contract, which is why this changed to the second division Hatayspor in the summer of 1996. In his new club he quickly succeeded the jump into the starting lineup, where he played with Mehmet Kakil, a legendary player and one of the most successful Hatayspors second division top scorer of the past years, together. In his first season for Hatayspor Altun scored in 19 league games eleven goals and formed with Kakil, who had scored 13 league goals, one of the most successful duos of the second division in 1996/97. Through these performances he rose to the Turkish U-21 national team. In his second season he improved his performance last year and was with his 14 goals in 29 league games of his club's top scorer and one of the most successful strikers of the league.

Through his achievements in Hatayspor several financially strong clubs were aware of Altun and tried to engage him. Finally, Altun agreed with the then second division club Kayserispor and switched to the Zentralanatoliern. In his new employer Altun enjoyed straight away the confidence of his coach and trained by Mustafa Kocabey in attack the team. While Kocabey with 31 league goals scorer Türkiye Futbol Ligi 2, then the second highest Turkish football class was Altun remained with ten league goals behind expectations. His team played the entire season for the direct promotion to the 1st Lig and missed only by point losses in the last match day of the ascent. Instead, they qualified for the play-offs in the league, where the last riser was determined by knockout method. Here different Kayserispor in the quarter- finals by a 0-1 defeat against Yimpas Yozgatspor, and awarded also the last chance for advancement. In the summer of 1999 left Kocabey Kayserispor so Altun by storm largely the dominant player was. The season he finished with 16 goals, becoming the top scorer. In the first division, he first drew attention to himself during game 16 Round against Galatasaray.

After having Kayserispor failed and the ascent to the summer of 2000, Altun left this club and moved within the league to Kombassan Konyaspor. This association was shortly before the local industrial group Kombassan main sponsor and tried by large investment to bring the club in the first Lig. Altun, established itself among Konyaspor instantly recognizable as a regular player and was in his first season with 16 goals in his club 's top scorer. Konyaspor played with throughout the season for the championship of the league and missed only in the last match days, the connection to the table top. After the direct ascent was missed, the club also missed the indirect promotion through the play-offs in the league. In the 2001 / 02 season, the concept of the league was changed and changed from a Fünfgleisigen on a Single-track league. This season Altun gave his best performance of the season to date. He was charged with 28 goals this season top scorer in the league and was one of the most sought after players in the transfer season 2001 /02.

Since Konyaspor missed the rise in the summer of 2001, Altun left the club. By his own account he signed in the summer of 2002 with the Istanbul giants Besiktas secretly a preliminary agreement. After a Verhandlungdrunde with the club president Yildirim Demirören he signed the preliminary contract. Later he talked with the then club manager Sinan Engin. This discouraged Altun so its references to the strong competition from Beşiktaş storm with players like Pascal Nouma, İlhan Mansız and Ahmet Dursun such that Altun annoyed canceled his move to the Istanbullus.

Immediately after the burst switching to Beşiktaş hired Altun to the second division Çaykur Rizespor. Altun, who had now established itself as top scorer, managed at his new club straight into the root formation. Already in his first season at Rizespor, the second division season 2002/ 03, he reached with his team, the runner-up, and thus the direct resurgence. Altun contributed 24 league goals to this success, defended his top scorer title and formed with his strike partner Okan Öztürk the most successful strike duo of second division season. Despite this success, Altun could find no agreement with his club for further cooperation and left as a consequence of the association.

With the departure of Rizespor Altun moved to the Süper Lig and signed the eastern Turkish club Elazığspor a three-year contract. In Elazığspor he sat down for the season as a regular player through and was with 17 league goals to one of the most successful goalscorers of Erstligasaison 2003/04. Prior to this season Altun was gradually traded by the trade press as a typical second division striker, who could not compete in the first league itself. This season performance Altun proved the opposite. In the first division Altun first drew attention to himself in the game 16 Round against Galatasaray Istanbul. He scored both goals in a 2-2 draw his team. In the match against his last club Çaykur Rizespor, he had to leave because of disagreement, he scored all four goals in the 4:5 defeat of his team. In addition, Altun arrive at two games against Beşiktaş Istanbul, against that club where Altun was found not good enough, a total of three goals. His club finished the season in last place and thus rose from the TFF 1 Lig. Altun went with his 17 goals as the most successful Erstligatorschütze in the club history.

As his club Elazığspor had missed the league, Altun changed in the summer in the Süper Lig to Malatyaspor. In this club in the meantime, the coach compartment impersonated Aykut Kocaman, that former striker worked with the Altun at Fenerbahçe had trained. Altun played only the first round for Malatyaspor and scored five league goals during this time. But because he did not meet the expectations and the coach of the first division Diyarbakirspor Güvenç Kurtar, had a season previously cooperated successfully under the at Altun Elazığspor, wanted to bring him to his new club, Altun changed in early 2005 to Diyarbakirspor. In Diyarbakirspor Although he played in almost every game of the season, but remained without a goal.

In summer 2006, Altun Diyarbakirspor left again and moved to the TFF 1 Lig Bursaspor to. In this club he replaced the migrated Okan Yılmaz scorer. He reached up to the end of the season eleven goals this season and was as involved as leading scorer of his team in the second division championship and the rise. Despite this success, broke club and players by mutual agreement on the current contract for another year.

For the new season Altun moved to second division Mardinspor and a half years later Kocaelispor. Before the season 2006/ 07, a patron of the arts took over the third division Etimesgut Şekerspor and tried by the recruitment of Stars, the club to lead in the TFF 1 Lig and then in the Süper Lig. So you undertook, among other stars like Sergen Yalçın, Ahmet Dursun, Tamer Tuna, Ahmet Yıldırım, Nuri Çolak and Evren Turhan to the capital club. Among the players who were switched to Şekerspor in the summer, also Altun was. Having failed in the end of season promotion to the first Lig, the team was disbanded again. So also Altun left the club towards Zweitligist Karşıyaka SK. In Karşıyaka he remained with four goals this season short of expectations. With his team, he made ​​it to the play-off finals and missed here against Kasımpaşa Istanbul the rise. For the new season, he moved within the league to city rivals Bucaspor. In this club he followed up on his old services again and was with eleven goals second top scorer of his team. By -won runner-up he rose for the third time in his career in the Süper Lig on.

After this success left Altun Bucaspor and moved to second division club Mersin İdman Yurdu and switched to Karşıyaka SK half a year later. In the summer of 2011 he moved to the TFF Lig 2 to Altay Izmir. In this club he showed with 15 goals in 27 league games back a convincing performance. Despite this performance, he moved to the end of the season within the league to Sariyer SK. After half a year in Sariyer, he returned to Altay. After half a season in Altay he ended his active career in the summer of 2013.

National

Altun played in 1998 a total of four times for the Turkish U-21 national team.

Achievements

• Vice Master of TFF 1 Lig: 2002 /03
• Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2002 /03

• Master of TFF 1 Lig: 2005/ 06
• Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2005/ 06

• Vice Master of TFF 1 Lig: 2009/10
• Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2009/10

Awards

• Scorer of the TFF 1 Lig: 2001 / 02, 2002/ 03