Alper Balaban

Alper Balaban
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-09)9 August 1987
Place of birth Heilbronn, West Germany
Date of death 12 April 2010(2010-04-12) (aged 22)
Place of death Karlsruhe, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–2005 1899 Hoffenheim
2005–2007 Fenerbahçe PAF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Fenerbahçe U-23 58 (16)
2007 Fenerbahçe 1 (0)
2008 → Kocaelispor (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009 → Bucaspor (loan) 13 (0)
2009 İnegölspor 14 (0)
2009 Eskişehirspor[1] 2 (0)
2009–2010 Tavşanlı Linyitspor
International career
2006 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alper Balaban (9 August 1987 – 12 April 2010) was a Turkish-German footballer who started his career with Fenerbahçe.[2]

Balaban was raised in Gemmingen and Heilbronn. He began his career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2005, he was transferred to Fenerbahçe. He made his debut in a Turkish Cup match against Sivasspor on 11 November 2006 and was brought on in the 82nd minute.

Balaban played 58 times for Fenerbahçe PAF and scored 16 goals.

On 5 April 2010 he was involved in a car accident in Bretten, Germany, and died seven days later on 12 April 2010.[3]

References

  1. ^ Player Profile at TFF.org
  2. ^ Alper Balaban'ı kaybettik
  3. ^ (in Turkish)Mucize gerçekleşmedi


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