Hasan Gokhan Sas (born 1 August 1976 in Karataş, Adana, Turkey)
is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger
with one of Turkey's most famous clubs, Galatasaray.
The Turkish marksman began his career with a bang at club side
Ankaragücü in 1995, scoring nearly at will for the unfashionable
club. Domestic giants Galatasaray soon took a shine to the
prolific young poacher's considerable talents. In 1998, Hasan
signed on with the historic İstanbul giants, but almost
immediately upon arrival, he was suspended from football for six
months after testing positive for banned substances. The
clinical finisher did not allow the sizeable bout with adversity
to ruin his burgeoning career, as he roundly regained his spot
with Galatasaray in the dream season of 1999/2000, in which the
club won the first major European trophy for any Turkish club.
Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup title in 2000 over Arsenal in a
hard-fought final, and went on to win the 2000 European Super
Cup.
Hasan has since cemented himself as a regular in an increasingly
classy Turkish national side. In Champions League competition in
2000/01, the left-sided attacker appeared on 12 separate
occasions for Galatasaray. He even managed to grab goals against
such giants as Spain's Real Madrid and Italy's AC Milan as well
as against Brazilian National Team in 2002 World Cup. After
establishing himself for both club and country, both AC Milan
and French side Nantes expressed interest in the striker's
services, but on both occasions, terms could not be agreed. |
