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'''Nihat Kahveci''' (born ] ] in ]) is a Turkish ] player for ] side ]. He made his debut for the ] in 2000 against ]. Nihat plays predominantly as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfielder. His fierce right foot and speed make him one of the most exciting players to watch. |
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'''Nihat Kahveci''' (born ] ] in ]) is a Turkish ] player for ] side ]. He made his debut for the ] in 2000 against ]. Nihat plays predominantly as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfielder. His fierce right foot and speed make him one of the most exciting players to watch. |
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Nihat is a product of ]'s youth system and was discovered by ] when Nihat played in ] in 1995-1996 season. He joined the first team at ] in the 1997-1998 season. In January 2002 he was transferred to ] in ] by former Besiktas coach ]. While at ], Nihat scored 57 goals in 115 apperances. His biggest success was in the 2002/2003 season when along with ] he was the second top goal scorer in Spain with 23 goals. He had a very fruitful strike partnership with Yugoslav forward ], such that sports journalist Phil Ball nicknamed the pair "Little and Large," in reference to the height difference between them. (Nihat's height is 175 cm and Kovacevic's is 187 cm) |
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Nihat is a product of ]'s youth system and was discovered by ] when Nihat played in ] in 1995-1996 season. He joined the first team at ] in the 1997-1998 season. In January 2002 he was transferred to ] in ] by former Besiktas coach ]. While at ], Nihat scored 57 goals in 115 appearances. His biggest success was in the 2002/2003 season when along with ] he was the second top goal scorer in Spain with 23 goals. He had a very fruitful strike partnership with Yugoslav forward ], such that sports journalist Phil Ball nicknamed the pair "Little and Large," in reference to the height difference between them. (Nihat's height is 175 cm and Kovacevic's is 187 cm) |
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He has also played in the ] with ] and represented Turkey in the ]. |
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He has also played in the ] with ] and represented Turkey in the ]. |
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On May 16th 2006 Nihat agreed to join ] for five years on a ]. |
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On May 16th 2006 Nihat agreed to join ] for five years on a ]. |
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