Tolga Zengin (born October 10, 1983) is a Turkish retired

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. His impressive performances at the start of the 2006–07 season for

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earned him a call-up to the

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for a friendly against

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in August 2006. Tolga was on the Turkish squad at

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. In response to several players being unable to play due to sanctions or injuries, manager

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hinted that he might have been called up as a field player, a testimony to his versatility.Récord, pages 4D-5D, 25-Jun-2008 His most memorable performance was a

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group stage match against

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in September 2011.

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Honours

;Trabzonspor * Türkiye Kupası: 2009–10 * Süper Kupa:

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;Beşiktaş *

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(2): 2015–16, 2016–17 ;Turkey *

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bronze medalist:

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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* * 1983 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Trabzonspor footballers Men's association football goalkeepers UEFA Euro 2008 players Süper Lig players People from Hopa Turkey men's B international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-goalkeeper-stub