Tolgahan Acar
Encyclopedia
Tolgahan Acar is a Turkish
professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper
for Adanaspor
in the TFF First League
. He has been capped at youth level for the U-18, U-19 and U-20 Turkey squads.
. He attended and played football for the Çukurova Üniversitesi team. He moved to Adanaspor
in 2002. In his first stint at the club, Acar was capped twice, spending the brunt of his time with the youth team. Gaziantepspor
transferred him in 2004, but he did not feature for the club regularly.
Instead, Acar spent most of his time at the club either with the youth team or on loan at Adanaspor. Adanaspor transferred him at the beginning of the 2009 season. Acar is now the starting goalkeeper for the Toros Kaplanları, playing in 32 matches in the 2009-10 season.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
for 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....
in the TFF First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...
. He has been capped at youth level for the U-18, U-19 and U-20 Turkey squads.
Early career
Acar was born in AdanaAdana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
. He attended and played football for the Çukurova Üniversitesi team. He moved to 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....
in 2002. In his first stint at the club, Acar was capped twice, spending the brunt of his time with the youth team. Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
transferred him in 2004, but he did not feature for the club regularly.
Instead, Acar spent most of his time at the club either with the youth team or on loan at Adanaspor. Adanaspor transferred him at the beginning of the 2009 season. Acar is now the starting goalkeeper for the Toros Kaplanları, playing in 32 matches in the 2009-10 season.