Hasan Üçüncü

Hasan Üçüncü — Biography

Hasan Üçüncü is a retired midfielder who came through at Trabzonspor and spent the best-known years of his career in the club's maroon-and-blue shirt. From an early age he played for Turkey's youth national sides from U-15 to U-19 and made his name in the Süper Lig; in 2016 he was named among Trabzonspor's legendary players, a sign of how closely he is tied to the club. Team-mates knew him by the nickname "Lagot Hasan".

He wore the Trabzonspor shirt for years and was part of the club's Turkish Cup win in 2002-03. In the 2005-06 season he set up Gökdeniz Karadeniz's goal against Galatasaray, helping Karadeniz return after a long suspension. On December 30, 2008, he agreed to join MKE Ankaragücü together with Abdülaziz Solmaz, and the following year moved to Giresunspor. In 2010 he first signed with Çaykur Rizespor, then transferred to Mersin İdman Yurdu the same year and played there for three seasons. He also wore the colors of Orduspor and later retired.

His national-team path was concentrated in the youth categories: he represented Turkey 69 times from U-15 to U-19 and scored twice, and in 2002 he was called up to the A2 national squad without getting a chance to play. Standing 1.77 m tall, he wore the number 15 shirt and is a very close friend of Ibrahim Yattara.