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

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of who played as a

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. 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,

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, Doğan started his career playing for TV Asberg, a small German club. At 13, he signed his first professional contract, with

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, having made his first-team debut on 15 May 1994, in a second division match at

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. 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

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. Beşiktaş J.K. 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

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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

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dogan, Mustafa 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Isparta German men's footballers Turkish men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Germany Naturalised association football players Men's association football defenders Germany men's international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's 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