2008-09 Galatasaray Roster
SüperLig (SL)
Turkey, Level I
Team Record: 18-9-7 - 61 points
Finishing 5th in SL
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
2008-09 Galatasaray StatisticsTurkey, Level I
Team Record: 18-9-7 - 61 points
Finishing 5th in SL
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Galatasaray of SüperLig ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 18 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses for 61 points finishing fifth in SL.
The team recorded 57 goals and gave up 39. Milan Baroš scored 20 goals for the team, while Arda Turan, Lincoln and Harry Kewell each netted five or more also. Lincoln recorded 12 assists. Morgan De Sanctis topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 1.16 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayhan Akman | M | February 23, 1977 | 5'9" | 150 | Inegöl, Turkey |
| Emre Aşık | December 13, 1973 | 6'0" | 172 | Bursa, Turkey | |
| Hakan Balta | D | March 23, 1983 | 6'0" | 174 | Berlin, Germany |
| Milan Baroš | F | October 28, 1981 | 6'0" | 183 | Vigantice, Czech Republic |
| Servet Çetin | D | March 17, 1981 | 6'3" | 192 | Tuzluca, Turkey |
| Morgan De Sanctis | G | March 26, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Guardiagrele, Italy |
| Aykut Erçetin | G | September 14, 1982 | 6'2" | 165 | Göppingen, Germany |
| Alparslan Erdem | D, M | December 11, 1988 | 5'9" | 152 | Vechta, Germany |
| Emre Güngör | D | August 1, 1984 | 5'11" | 172 | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Mehmet Güven | M | July 30, 1987 | 6'0" | 165 | Malatya, Turkey |
| Ümit Karan | October 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 165 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Semih Kaya | D | February 24, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | İzmir, Turkey |
| Harry Kewell | M, F | September 22, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Smithfield, Australia |
| Serkan Kurtuluş | D | January 1, 1990 | 5'11" | 163 | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Lincoln | M | January 22, 1979 | 5'9" | 150 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Tobias Linderoth | April 21, 1979 | 5'9" | 159 | Marseille, France | |
| Fernando Meira | D | June 5, 1978 | 6'3" | 187 | Guimaraes, Portugal |
| Shabani Nonda | F | March 6, 1977 | 6'0" | 170 | Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Barış Özbek | M | September 14, 1986 | 5'11" | 174 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany |
| Sabri Sarıoğlu | D | July 26, 1984 | 5'7" | 139 | Carsamba, Turkey |
| Hasan Şaş | August 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 163 | Adana, Turkey | |
| Erhan Şentürk | M, F | May 4, 1989 | 5'9" | 161 | Eminönü, Turkey |
| Mehmet Topal | M, D | March 3, 1986 | 6'2" | 181 | Malatya, Turkey |
| Arda Turan | F, M | January 30, 1987 | 5'10" | 168 | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Uğur Uçar | D | April 5, 1987 | 5'11" | 165 | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Orkun Uşak | G | November 5, 1980 | 6'1" | 170 | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Volkan Yaman | D, M | August 27, 1982 | 6'0" | 192 | München, Germany |
| Yaser Yıldız | F | June 1, 1988 | 6'0" | 163 | Adapazarı, Turkey |
| Aydin Yılmaz | F | January 29, 1988 | 5'10" | 143 | Istanbul, Turkey |
