Semih à Âentürk (born 29 April 1983) is a Turkish former international footballer who played as a striker.
He has spent most of his club career at Fenerbahçe where he played between 1999 and 2014, winning 5 Süper Lig and 2 Turkish Cup titles, having risen through the ranks of the Fenerbahçe youth section. à Âentürk was a part of Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, in which Turkey reaches semi-finals. à Âentürk was the top-scorer of Süper Lig in 2007âÂÂ08 season with 17 goals. He has been named as 'Nöbetçi Golcü (Striker on Duty)' by media and fans for his super-sub status in Fenerbahçe and Turkish national team.
à Âentürk started his career at ÃÂzçamdibispor, a local club in ðzmir in 1993. He joined Fenerbahçe in 1999. à Âentürk cemented his place in the team during the 2007âÂÂ08 Süper Lig season, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as league top scorer. His more prominent role in the team was rewarded after he was named as the vice-captain of the team in 2007 after the departure of the former captains ÃÂmit ÃÂzat and Tuncay. His four goals against MTK Budapest on 6 August 2008 meant that Semih became only the second Turkish player after Fethi Heper to score four goals in a single European match. In 2008, he signed his first extension contract keeping him at the club until May 2010. In 2011, he signed another contract extension which will keep him at the club until 2014.
On 19 June 2013 à Âentürk left Fenerbahçe. On 26 January 2014, Semih scored his first goal for his new team Antalyaspor. Later on, he played for ðstanbul Baà Âakà Âehir and Eskià Âehirspor.
à Âentürk was included to Turkey by Fatih Terim. On 11 June he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute and in the 57th minute of the second Group A encounter against Switzerland and scored the equalizer with a powerful header outjumping Swiss defence and beating the goalkeeper, even though he got a hand on it. In the quarter-finals match versus Croatia, à Âentürk scored a last-second equalizer, leading team to beat Croatia through the penalty shootouts.
In Euro 2008 semi-final against Germany turned out to have a thriller ending in which à Âentürk played a key role. In the 86th minute, just 7 minutes after Miroslav Klose's goal, à Âentürk took a low cross provided by teammate Sabri SarñoÃÂlu and steered in the crucial equalizer. However, his side went on to be defeated as Germany's winger-back Philipp Lahm managed to score a decisive goal in the 90th minute, which knocked out Turkey eventually. Upon the end of the competition, à Âentürk received many plaudits for his last minute heroics, with the press labeling him as the super-sub of the tournament.
In November 2020 Fenerbahçe confirmed the return of à Âentürk, who returned to the club as a academy coach. In July 2023, after several different positions in the club's academy, à Âentürk was promoted to head coach of the club's U-19 team. On 18 September 2024, he announced his resignation from this position.
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