Halil Savran (born 20 June 1985) is a Turkish-German

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Savran, who was born in

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, has played for Reinickendorfer Füchse, SV Lichtenberg 47 and

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. In his last season at TeBe he was the top scorer in the

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, with 29 goals. He had scored three more goals against

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, but these were stricken from the record when the club went bankrupt. He joined Dynamo in July 2007 and scored on his debut, recording the first goal in the history of the

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. On 26 May 2010, he left

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after two years to sign for 1. FC Union Berlin. He signed for

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in January 2012.

Personal life

Savran lives in

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with his family.

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* * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Wiesbaden German footballers German people of Turkish descent Men's association football forwards 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players SV Lichtenberg 47 players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Dynamo Dresden players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FC Hansa Rostock players VfL Osnabrück players Footballers from Hesse {{Germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub