Hakan Sukur "The Legend and His Extraordinary World Cup Show"

Hakan thankfully, he seemed to be the hero of the "game" of the World Cup tournament in Korea, Japan. In the event, he became one of the determinants of the victory of the country with its capital in Ankara.

Hakan Sukur, from the beginning it has been an explosive button for the destruction of the Ginseng Country. Right at the 10.8 second minute, Hakan Sukur succeeded to become the fastest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup.

The match was held at Daegu Stadium in June 2002. At that time the referee had just blown the match whistle. However, a goal was created after the Korean players were not ready to accept Hakan Sukur's threat.

Coordination errors at the Korean back line were exploited by the 191 cm striker. The goal that was created in the 10.8 second was the fastest. In addition, the 2002 World Cup tournament was the last for the Galatasaray legend.

Sukur's quick goal broke the record previously set by Czechoslovakia striker Vaclav Masek. At that time, in the group phase of the 1962 World Cup, Masek shook Mexico's nets in the 16th second.

To this day, no other player has come close to Sukur's record as the fastest goalscorer in the World Cup finals. Although not the fastest in football history, Sukur's name will certainly forever be recorded in the World Cup record books.

Although he has never been a champion in Europe, at least the name Hakan Sukur is so fragrant in the eyes of his fans. Hakan Sukur is so loved by Galatasaray fans. He, who had a career at Inter Milan, was very successful in the Galatasaray uniform.

In total, a number of trophies he managed to donate including eight Turkish League trophies, six Turkish Cups, and the most worth perhaps a Europa League title in the 1999/00 season.

Hakan Sukur made his professional debut with the Turkish club, Sakaryaspor. Three years playing there, Hakan Sukur made 41 appearances and scored 19 goals.

After that, the striker chose to join Bursaspor, to then defend the Galatasaray giants. In 1995, Hakan Sukur started tasting competitions outside Europe. But he returned to Galatasaray and had a lot of success in the 1995 to 2000 period.

As already told, his best trophy with a Turkish club might be when he won the Europa League. At that time, together with names like Ergun Penbe, Umit Davala, to Geroge Popescu, Hakan Sukur overwhelmingly overcame Arsenal's resistance in a 120-minute battle.

The two-hour glasses score was successfully reversed to 4-1 through a penalty shootout.

Right after that memorable moment, Hakan Sukur was asked to join the Serie A giants, Inter Milan. At that time, he got a contract from Massimo Moratti to score at least one goal in five games. However, Sukur failed to do that. Of the 33 appearances, only six goals managed to reach the opponent's goal. Because he was deemed unsatisfactory, Sukur was then sold to Parma.

At Parma, Sukur did not appear sharp either. Failing to reap success at Parma, Sukur had defended Blackburn Rovers for one season. His goal record was stuck at number two.

Until right in 2003, he returned to Galatasaray. And again, Sukur reaps success in his own hometown. He seemed unsuitable for wandering. His achievements fell in foreign leagues.

The name Hakan Sukur will always be remembered as one of the most reliable goalscorers. Despite his failed feats outside his hometown, the forward's splendid displays will always remain in the hearts of Turkish fans.

During his return to Galatasaray, Hakan Sukur managed to donate two Turkish League trophies, before retiring in 2008.

After retiring, Sukur was involved in politics and his name has come back in recent years for being a fugitive by the Turkish government.

Yes, the attacker's fate was not very good after entering politics. At that time, he was a member of Parliament from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which is Erdogan's political vehicle.

But problems started to come when Sukur received many offers to become a pundit on television, even though at that time his status was a politician. Other controversies are no less horrendous. While at a hearing discussing the education budget, Sukur punched Haydar Akar, a member of parliament from the opposition CHP party. His name has again become a major topic in Turkey

The climax was when Sukur was known to have resigned from the AKP, which incidentally was Erdogan's figure who was entrenched there. Shortly after that, Sukur's name was in the spotlight following his controversial tweet on the Twitter page. At that time, it was reported that Sukur had insulted the president and his son. He was also charged. Then, through the Gulen movement, Sukur was accused of being the mastermind behind the failed coup attempt on July 15 2016. As a result, all of his supporters, including Sukur, were subject to arrest warrants from the Erdogan government. Sukur also chose to exile himself abroad.

Not only was he threatened with imprisonment, all his wealth and that of his father, which reached 200 million Lira, was confiscated by the government in 2017. That way, he was threatened that he could not return to his homeland.

Now, Sukur is reportedly domiciled in the United States and runs a restaurant business. Sukur also had to accept the harsh reality of being a football hero who was exiled by his own country.