Necati Ates
Encyclopedia
Necati Ateş is a Turkish
footballer who plays for Antalyaspor
in the Süper Lig, as a forward.
, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In 2004, he signed with Süper Lig giants Galatasaray SK
.
In 2005–06, Ateş played an integral part in Galatasaray's 16th league championship. However, on 25 July 2007, club manager Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
officially reported to the board he was not planning to use the player in the upcoming campaign, which resulted in a transfer list; he split (always on loan) the campaign between Ankaraspor and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, scoring 11 goals in total.
For 2008–09, another loan ensued, as Ateş joined Real Sociedad
. Though heavily featured, he only managed to score once, and the Basque
side finished sixth, thus failing to return to La Liga
.
In the 2009 summer, after more than 100 official matches (with over 50 goals), Galtasaray released Ateş. He immediately joined fellow first-divisioner Antalyaspor
, ranking joint-third in the topscorers' list, as the club finished ninth
.
debut during the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
, playing three (scoreless) times for the third-placed nation.
His first goal came on 26 March 2005, in a 2–0 home win against Albania
, for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
qualifiers
. He also netted in the turbulent playoff against Switzerland
, in November.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
footballer who plays for Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...
in the Süper Lig, as a forward.
Club career
Ateş made his professional debut with Altay SK and AdanasporAdanaspor
Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı....
, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In 2004, he signed with Süper Lig giants Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
.
In 2005–06, Ateş played an integral part in Galatasaray's 16th league championship. However, on 25 July 2007, club manager Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp is a German football manager and former player.Feldkamp has been coaching football since 1968. In Germany, he has coached Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul...
officially reported to the board he was not planning to use the player in the upcoming campaign, which resulted in a transfer list; he split (always on loan) the campaign between Ankaraspor and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, scoring 11 goals in total.
For 2008–09, another loan ensued, as Ateş joined Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
. Though heavily featured, he only managed to score once, and the Basque
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
side finished sixth, thus failing to return to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
.
In the 2009 summer, after more than 100 official matches (with over 50 goals), Galtasaray released Ateş. He immediately joined fellow first-divisioner Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...
, ranking joint-third in the topscorers' list, as the club finished ninth
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...
.
International career
Ateş made his Turkey national teamTurkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
debut during the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's...
, playing three (scoreless) times for the third-placed nation.
His first goal came on 26 March 2005, in a 2–0 home win against Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
, for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
qualifiers
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
. He also netted in the turbulent playoff against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
, in November.
Club
- GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team)Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
:- Turkish League: 2005–06
- Turkish Cup: 2004–05
Country
- TurkeyTurkey national football teamThe Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
:- FIFA Confederations CupFIFA Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
: Third place 20032003 FIFA Confederations CupThe 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's...
- FIFA Confederations Cup
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altay | 1997–98 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999–00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Aydınspor Aydınspor Aydınspor is a Turkish sports club based in Aydın. The football club plays in the Aydın Super Amateur League since 2009.-League Participations:First Level: 1990-1993Second Level: 1966-1984, 1985–1990, 1993–2002Third Level: 1984-1985, 2002–2006... |
1999–00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Altay | 2000–01 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 |
| 2001–02 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 20 | |
| Adanaspor Adanaspor Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı.... |
2001–02 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 |
| 2002–03 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | |
| 2003–04 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Total | 81 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 | |
| Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
2003–04 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 2004–05 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | |
| 2005–06 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 22 | |
| 2006–07 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | |
| Total | 99 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 55 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2007–08 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| İstanbul BB | 2007–08 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
| - | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |
| Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
2008–09 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| - | 35 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex... |
2009–10 2009–10 Süper Lig The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1... |
26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | - | 32 | 17 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |