Necati Ateş (Turkish pronunciation: [nedʒaːti ateʃ]; born 3 January 1980) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.[1]

Necati Ateş
Ateş in action for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Necati Ateş
Date of birth (1980-01-03) 3 January 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Panathinaikos (assistant manager)
Youth career
1994–1997 Narlıdere Esnafspor
1997 Altay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Altay 59 (22)
2000Aydınspor (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2004 Adanaspor 81 (41)
2004–2009 Galatasaray 99 (48)
2007Ankaraspor (loan) 14 (3)
2008İstanbul BB (loan) 12 (8)
2008–2009Real Sociedad (loan) 35 (1)
2009–2012 Antalyaspor 76 (31)
2012 Galatasaray 15 (8)
2012–2014 Eskişehirspor 60 (16)
2014–2015 Erciyesspor 22 (2)
2015–2016 Karşıyaka 20 (3)
Total 499 (184)
International career
1998 Turkey U17 2 (0)
1998 Turkey U18 9 (1)
1999 Turkey U19 3 (0)
2001 Turkey U20 3 (0)
2001 Turkey U21 1 (0)
2002–2004 Turkey A2 6 (3)
2003–2006 Turkey 19 (5)
Managerial career
2018–2022 Galatasaray (assistant)
2023– Panathinaikos (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2016

Club career

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Born in İzmir, Ateş made his professional debut with Altay S.K. and Adanaspor, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In 2004, he signed with Süper Lig giants Galatasaray SK.

In 2005–06, Ateş played an integral part in Galatasaray's 16th national championship conquest. However, on 25 July 2007, club manager Karl-Heinz Feldkamp officially reported to the board he was not planning to use the player in the upcoming season, which resulted in a transfer list; he split (always on loan) the campaign between Ankaraspor and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, netting 11 goals in total.

For 2008–09 another loan ensued, as Ateş joined Real Sociedad.[2] Though heavily featured, he only managed to score once and the Basque side finished sixth, thus failing to return to La Liga.

In the 2009 summer, after more than 100 official matches and over 50 goals, Galtasaray released Ateş. He immediately joined fellow league club Antalyaspor, ranking joint-fourth in the topscorers' list as it finished ninth.

On the last day of the January 2012 transfer window, Ateş signed a six-month contract with old acquaintance Galatasaray for a fee of 250,000.[3] He scored his first goal in his second spell on 4 February in a 2–1 win at Gaziantepspor, and went on to have an important offensive role as the team won the domestic league.

International career

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Ateş made his Turkey national team debut during the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing three times for the third-placed nation and going scoreless in the process. His first goal came on 26 March 2005, in a 2–0 home win against Albania for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] He also netted in the turbulent playoff against Switzerland, in November.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 17 July 2013[6][7]

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Altay 1997–98 1.Lig 9210102
1998–99 1.Lig 301040
1999–2000 1.Lig 801090
2000–01 Turkish Second Football League 3519103619
2001–02 Turkish Second Football League 410041
Total 5922406322
Aydınspor (loan) 1999–2000 Turkish Second Football League 610061
Adanaspor 2001–02 Turkish Second Football League 3217403617
2002–03 Süper Lig 3319103419
2003–04 Süper Lig 16510175
Total 8141608741
Galatasaray 2003–04 Süper Lig 149002[b]0169
2004–05 Süper Lig 3315543819
2005–06 Süper Lig 3218542[b]03922
2006–07 Süper Lig 206514[c]11[d]0308
Total 9948159811012358
Ankaraspor (loan) 2007–08 Süper Lig 14321164
İstanbul BB (loan) 2007–08 Süper Lig 12800128
Real Sociedad (loan) 2008–09 Segunda División 351351
Antalyaspor 2009–10 Süper Lig 2913853718
2010–11 Süper Lig 2813303113
2011–12 Süper Lig 19500195
Total 76311158736
Galatasaray 2011–12 Süper Lig 15810168
2012–13 Süper Lig 0000001[d]010
Total 158100010178
Eskişehirspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 000000
Career total 397163391510120446180
  1. Includes Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

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Turkey
YearAppsGoals
200330
200430
200572
200663
Total195

International goals Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2005BJK İnönü, Istanbul, Turkey Albania1–01–02006 World Cup qualification
2.16 November 2005Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey  Switzerland3–14–22006 World Cup qualification – Playoffs
3.24 April 2006Fenixstadion, Genk, Belgium Belgium1–03–3Friendly
4.31 May 2006Stadion am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach am Main, Germany Saudi Arabia1–01–0Friendly
5.24 April 2006Wagner and Partners, Sittard, Netherlands Angola1–13–2Friendly

Honours

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References

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  1. Necati Ateş Kayseri Erciyesspor'da (Necati Ateş to Kayseri Erciyesspor); Goal.com, 11 July 2014 (in Turkish)
  2. Serkan Kurtuluş Galatasaray'da (Serkan Kurtuluş to Galatasaray); Galatasaray SK, 1 September 2008 (in Turkish)
  3. Necati Ateş Galatasaray'da (Necati Ateş to Galatasaray); Galatasaray SK, 1 February 2012 (in Turkish)
  4. Early flourish floors Albania; UEFA.com, 26 March 2005
  5. Streller fires Swiss to Germany; UEFA.com, 16 November 2005
  6. "Necati Ateş". Mackolik. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  7. "N. Ateş". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. "Necati Ateş". European Football. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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