Murat Şahin

Murat Şahin — Biography

Murat Şahin is a former goalkeeper and coach who came through Fenerbahçe's ranks and won his trophies at Beşiktaş. He is best remembered for the match against Antalyaspor in April 2007, when he stayed in goal despite a serious knee injury, kept a clean sheet and won Beşiktaş three crucial points in the title race. With Beşiktaş he won two Turkish Cups and a Super Cup, and he was in the Turkey squad that finished third at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

He moved to Fenerbahçe from Göztepe Hilal Spor at 17 and turned professional at 18. For seven seasons he stayed in the shadow of Engin İpekoğlu and Rüştü Reçber, making his first-team debut against Vanspor in 1995. He found regular football on loan, at Konyaspor and at Diyarbakırspor, where in 2000-01 his 32 league games helped the team win promotion to the Süper Lig. He won promotion to the top flight again with Adanaspor and helped Çaykur Rizespor survive relegation. He joined Beşiktaş in 2004, played more than expected under head coach Vicente del Bosque, and was mostly a reserve afterwards.

In his last years he played for Gaziantepspor, Kasımpaşa and, in 2011-12, Eyüpspor. He began coaching at Eyüpspor in 2012-13. In 2014 he appeared with Sergen Yalçın as a guest in the series Sil Baştan.