Nihat Kahveci

Nihat Kahveci
Nihat in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-23) 23 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Youth career
1994–1996 Esenler[2]
1996–1997 Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Beşiktaş 114 (27)
2002–2006 Real Sociedad 133 (58)
2006–2009 Villarreal 62 (18)
2009–2011 Beşiktaş 34 (3)
Total 343 (106)
International career
2000–2010 Turkey[3] 69 (19)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Villarreal (youth)
2013–2017 Turkey (assistant)
Medal record
Representing Turkey
Bronze medal – third place FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea-Japan
Bronze medal – third place FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 France
Bronze medal – third place UEFA Euro 2008 Switzerland-Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979), better known mononymously as Nihat, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward and right winger. He works as a football commentator for TRT. He has a UEFA Pro Licence.[4]

  1. ^ "KADRO – SQUAD". Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Nihat Kahveci". hursertekinoktay.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Nihat Kahveci – International Appearances". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "UEFA Pro Lisans'ı aldı". gazetevatan.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2021.