Mustafa Doğan (born 1 January 1976) is a German former professional

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of who played as a central defender. During his professional career, he played for teams in both Turkey, the country of his birth, and Germany, representing the Germany national team in 1999.

Club career

A native of the village of Dedeçam, in Yalvaç district, Isparta, Doğan started his career playing for TV Asberg, a small German club. At 13, he signed his first professional contract, with KFC Uerdingen 05, having made his first-team debut on 15 May 1994, in a second division match at Wuppertaler SV. In 1996, Doğan transferred to

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's Fenerbahçe SK. He stayed there for seven years, the first five as a starter, then switched back to Germany, signing with

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outfit

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. On 18 October 2003, he netted his sole top flight goal, in a 1–0 home win against SC Freiburg.

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took it upon themselves to bring the defender back to the Turkish first division and signed Doğan in 2004–05. Hampered by several injuries, he retired in 2007, at 31.

International career

After also having represented Germany's U21, Doğan was fully capped twice by his adoptive nation in 1999, the first in July, a 2–0 defeat with the

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in the

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, playing his second and last three months later in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against, of all the teams,

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. A goalless home draw was the outcome.

Media career

After retiring, Doğan worked as football commentator for Turkish sports television NTV Spor.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dogan, Mustafa 1976 births Living people People from Isparta German footballers Turkish footballers Naturalized citizens of Germany Association football defenders Germany international footballers Germany B international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players Turkish emigrants to Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players KFC Uerdingen 05 players 1. FC Köln players Süper Lig players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers