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This included performances at two European Championships and the 2002 World Cup, in which he was selected for the Team of the Tournament. Since 2018, he is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Justice and Development Party (AKP).Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Club career[edit]Early career[edit]Aston Villa[edit]Incheon United[edit]Urawa Red Diamonds[edit]1. FC K\u00f6ln[edit]International career[edit]Politician[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]International goals[edit]Honours[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Club career[edit]Early career[edit]His senior career started at Soma Linyitspor at TFF Third League.[3] His performances caught the eyes of the biggest teams in Turkey.In 1993, \u00d6zalan signed for one of the major Turkish clubs Be\u015fikta\u015f. \u00d6zalan set a record in the S\u00fcper Lig, earning three red cards in the space of six months. He played 148 matches for Be\u015fikta\u015f, netting nine times. After six years at the club, a new deal could not be negotiated. His contract was initially bought by Siirt Jetpaspor, and he was then loaned to Fenerbah\u00e7e. In his sole season at Fenerbah\u00e7e, he played 26 matches, and found the net three times.Aston Villa[edit]After superlative performances for his country at Euro 2000, \u00d6zalan signed for English club Aston Villa. He enjoyed a good first season with Villa and he became a fan favourite. His abilities caught the interest of Arsenal and Newcastle United.[4] His partnership with Olof Mellberg as central-defensive partners was cut short as \u00d6zalan injured his ankle which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. He recovered just in time for the 2002 World Cup, in which he formed the core of an obstinate Turkish defensive unit. They finished third and he was elected into the team of the tournament.The biggest clubs in Europe took note of his performances in the Far East, including the likes of FC Barcelona and Internazionale.[5][6] Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor refused to sell him, which was the beginning of \u00d6zalan’s downfall at Villa Park. Media reports and comments made by Taylor led to \u00d6zalan becoming a very unpopular figure at the club, missing much of the 2002\u201303 season. Their goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, defended \u00d6zalan in his article in the English newspaper, The Times.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4What happened after the World Cup, when he was frozen out by Graham Taylor, was sad. There are a lot of politics at Villa, and the way Alpay was portrayed as a money-grabber was nothing like the guy that I know. Taylor is just not keen on players with a bigger profile than himself.[7]\u00d6zalan returned to the Aston Villa team for the beginning of the 2003\u201304 season. In his first home game against Charlton Athletic, he was booed when walking on to the pitch by his own fans. However \u00d6zalan went on to score the first goal of that game.[8] In consequence to his earlier booing, \u00d6zalan’s goal celebration served to mock the Aston Villa fans by placing his finger on his mouth. He was again dropped due to their angry reaction. The Turkish defender was then made public enemy number one in England[citation needed] in late 2003 after a run-in with David Beckham during the Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul. He first confronted the England skipper after his first-half penalty miss, glowering over him and rubbing heads with him in full view of the referee. He followed that up by prodding a finger into Beckham’s face as the players came off the pitch at half-time, sparking a tunnel brawl. Due to the angry reactions in England, his contract was terminated by Aston Villa on 23 October. Club chairman Doug Ellis declared:In light of recent events, it would have been difficult for \u00d6zalan to represent Aston Villa again and the player himself was aware that life in England had become increasingly difficult for him and his family. Therefore, both parties agreed that the best course of action was for the immediate termination of his contract which was due to expire in June 2004.[9]Incheon United[edit]Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach, Hertha Berlin, and Bologna wanted to sign \u00d6zalan.[10] However, the European transfer window was closed and he did not want to wait to play football again. He opted for a move to South Korean K-League side Incheon United’s first foray into professional football in 2004. He became a South Korean citizen while he was playing there.[11]Urawa Red Diamonds[edit]\u00d6zalan spent less than six months with the team before moving to the J1 League with Urawa Red Diamonds. In his first season with the club, he was honoured with the best defender of the year award. The following season with the club proved to be a catastrophe. Alpay received three red cards in seven matches. The Japanese club annulled his contract due to these disciplinary problems.1. FC K\u00f6ln[edit]In 2005, \u00d6zalan signed a one-year-contract with the Bundesliga team 1. FC K\u00f6ln.[12] This transfer ensured his place back into the national team. They were relegated, and Manchester City, Portsmouth, Celtic, Galatasaray and Be\u015fikta\u015f were interested in signing him. \u00d6zalan stayed with the club, stating that his decision was influenced by his family’s happiness in Germany.International career[edit]\u00d6zalan made 87 appearances for the Turkey national team, netting four times. Three of those goals were a hat-trick against Macedonia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He was one of the best players for his country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the team reached an unprecedented third place in the tournament. \u00d6zalan also featured for Turkey in Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. A very memorable moment in \u00d6zalan’s career in complete contrast to his general fame was during Euro 1996 in the game between Croatia and Turkey. In a counterattack, he allowed Croatian Goran Vlaovi\u0107 to dribble the ball half the field without fouling him to stop the attack. In consequence, Vlaovi\u0107 scored the single goal of the game and Turkey lost. \u00d6zalan was awarded with a fair-play award due to his action. On 24 June 2000, he was sent off during the first half of the Euro 2000 quarter-final against Portugal, which his country lost by a score of 2\u20130. His final match was against Switzerland in the 2006 FIFA World Cup second leg play-off tie in Istanbul, conceding a second-minute penalty by handball, converted by Alexander Frei which resulted in Turkey’s elimination despite a 4\u20132 victory.[13] \u00d6zalan was involved in a brawl at the end of the game and was awarded a six-match ban by FIFA.[14]Politician[edit]In the Parliamentary elections of 24 June 2018, he was elected a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Izmir for the AKP.[15] According to his own statement he was more excited the first day in parliament than when playing football before 85’000 people.[16] In 2021, he was involved in a brawl in the Turkish parliament where he was seen fighting against  \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel, a politician of the Republican People’s Party (CHP).[16]During the Claw lock military operation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), he demanded the cancellation of a concert of Aynur Dogan[17] in Istanbul, because he deems her a supporter of the PKK.[17][18]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]^ Includes Turkish Cup, FA Cup, Emperor’s Cup and DFB-Pokal.^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup an UEFA Intertoto Cup.^ Includes Turkish Super Cup, Chancellor Cup, President Cup and TSYD Cup, EFL Cup, Nabisco Cup, J1 League Championship play-offs.^ a b c Competition was named respectively as “Mill\u00ee Lig” between 1959\u20131962, “T\u00fcrkiye 1. Futbol Ligi” (1. Lig) between 1962\u20132000, and “S\u00fcper Lig” from 2001 on.International[edit]Appearances and goals by national team and year[30][31]National teamYearAppsGoalsTurkey19951511996130199750199850199970200050200111320021102003120200400200560Total904International goals[edit]Scores and results list Turkey’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each \u00d6zalan goal.Honours[edit]Be\u015fikta\u015fAston VillaUrawa Red DiamondsTurkeyIndividualA.\u00a0^ In 2001 Aston Villa were one of three co-winners of the Intertoto Cup with Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes AC. The club also won all of their 2008 Intertoto Cup rounds to be named joint-winners and progress to the UEFA Cup, the format was changed in 2006 to award the Intertoto Trophy to the side progressing furthest in the UEFA Cup, which was S.C. Braga.[39]References[edit]^ “Fehmi Alpay \u00d6ZALAN”. tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 July 2018.^ “Samsunspor’dan Alpay \u00d6zalan a\u00e7\u0131klamas\u0131”. fanatik.com.tr (in Turkish). 30 September 2017.^ “Alpay \u00d6zalan kimdir?” [Who is Alpay \u00d6zalan]. H\u00fcrriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 2.ligde Soma Linyitspor’da oynad\u0131ktan sonra 1992’de Altay’a ge\u00e7ti ve o sezon sergiledi\u011fi performans sonras\u0131nda Fatih Terim taraf\u0131ndan \u00dcmit Milli Tak\u0131m’a al\u0131nd\u0131.^ “Defender Alpay may leave Villa”. Hurriyet. 7 June 2001. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.^ “Inter keep tabs on Alpay”. Sky Sports. 2002. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.^ Cakir, Ugur (2002). “Alpay hints at new club on Monday”. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.^ “Basturk is the class act for a nation with point to prove at the Stadium of Light”. London: The Times Online. 30 March 2003.^ “Villa edge past Charlton”. BBC. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2009.^ “Round-up: Villa release Alpay”. The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 October 2004.^ Buckingham, Mark (2003). “Alpay due for Bologna talks”. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.^ G\u00fcncelleme, Son (26 June 2018). “Ak Parti Milletvekili Alpay \u00d6zalan kimdir, ka\u00e7 ya\u015f\u0131nda?”. H\u00fcrriyet. Retrieved 6 July 2018.^ “K\u00f6ln angelt sich Alpay | Die UEFA”. UEFA (in German). 2 August 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2022.^ “Turkey 4-2 Switzerland”. BBC Sport. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2015.^ “Sanctions for incidents during Turkey v. Switzerland pronounced final”. FIFA. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2013.^ “\u0130zmir Se\u00e7im Sonu\u00e7lar\u0131 – Genel Se\u00e7im 2018 \u0130zmir Sonucu”. Yeni \u015eafak (in Turkish). 29 May 2022. 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Retrieved 22 February 2015.^ “Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, June 28, 2002 FIFA Announces All-Star Team for the 2002 World Cup”. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2015.^ Karel Stokkermans (7 July 2002). “UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001”. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.External links[edit]Alpay \u00d6zalan \u2013 Managerial positions     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/alpay-ozalan-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Alpay \u00d6zalan – Wikipedia"}}]}]