Uğur Boral

Uğur Boral (born 14 April 1982) is a Turkish retired footballer who last played for Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig.[1][2]

Uğur Boral
Personal information
Full name Uğur Boral
Date of birth (1982-04-14) 14 April 1982
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger, Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Gençlerbirliği 59 (10)
2001–2002 → Kocaelispor (loan) 19 (2)
2003–2004 → Ankaraspor (loan) 14 (1)
2006–2011 Fenerbahçe 84 (7)
2011–2012 Samsunspor 10 (1)
2012–2015 Beşiktaş 26 (1)
National team
2005–2008 Turkey 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2015

Boral was a gifted play-maker and surprised goalkeepers with his deceptive shot. He is naturally left-footed and can played as a left-sided midfielder or as a left-back, given the situation.

Club career

Boral began his career in 1995, when he signed with the amateur club Gaziosmanpaşa Karadenizspor. In 1998, he moved to Alibeyköyspor. He was transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the 2000–01 season after his stay with Kocaelispor. In 2006, Boral signed with Fenerbahçe, where he was given the number 25 shirt. He scored two goals on his Champions League debut against CSKA Moscow on Matchday 6 of the 2007–08 season.

Boral signed a 1-year contract for Fenerbahçe, until 2012. Boral played shortly for Samsunspor in 2012, before returning to Istanbuls Beşiktas for the time between 2012 and 2015. He retired in 2015.

International career

Euro 2008

He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and started the semi-final against Germany on 25 June 2008 at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. He scored the opening goal, which was also his first for Turkey. Turkey eventually lost 3–2.

International goal
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 June 2008St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Germany1–02–3UEFA Euro 2008

Honours
Fenerbahçe
Turkey

Prosecution

In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'état of July 2016 he was accused of being involved in the Gülen movement. In January 2020 Boral was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.[6]

References
  1. "Uğur Boral Beşiktaş'ta" (in Turkish). NTVSpor.net. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. "UĞUR BORAL". TFF. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. "Regulations of theUEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "Germany-Turkey | Line-ups | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "UEFA EURO 2008™ squad lists announced" (PDF). UEFA.com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey". IPA NEWS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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