Hasan Kabze

Hasan Kabze — Biography

Hasan Salih Kabze is a former striker who was part of Galatasaray's 2005-06 title, two Russian championships with Rubin Kazan and Montpellier's 2011-12 French title. Mainly a center-forward, he often drifted out to the wings. He now works as a pundit on post-match shows on Libero TV.

He turned professional at Bucaspor in 1999 and moved on to Çanakkale Dardanelspor, whose form caught Galatasaray's eye. He joined the Istanbul club in the 2004-05 winter break, scored his first goal on February 4, 2005, in a 5-1 win over Gaziantepspor, and in week 33 of the Süper Lig struck twice against Beşiktaş to secure a 2-1 victory. He won the Turkish Cup in 2005 and the Süper Lig in 2005-06. In August 2007 he moved to Rubin Kazan, was in the squad for the club's first Russian title, won the league in 2008 and 2009 and the Russian Super Cup in 2010. At Montpellier, whom he joined in July 2010, he reached the League Cup final and, despite limited playing time in 2011-12, shared in the club's French title. In January 2012 he returned to Orduspor and captained the side in 2012-13. He later played for Konyaspor, Akhisar Belediyespor, Altınordu and Sivasspor.

He made his Turkey debut against Azerbaijan on April 12, 2006, and scored in it; he played seven times for the national side in 2006 and scored twice. He studied at Anadolu University.