Turks.nl RedactieSarioglu is opgenomen in de lijst met 12 voetballers, met onder andere sterspelers als Ryan Giggs, Xavi Hernandez, Totti en Schweinsteiger. De lijst gaat over spelers die jarenlang hebben gespeeld in dezelfde voetbalclub. De ‘legendarische’ speler van Cimbom kwam uit op plaats 10 met 360 matches met de kleuren van Galatasaray.
De complete lijst:
1. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC): 959
2. Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona): 706
3. Sander Boschker (FC Twente): 696
4. Francesco Totti (AS Roma): 695
5. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München): 455
6. Olivier Deschacht (RSC Anderlecht): 443
7. Vyacheslav Malafeev (FC Zenit): 436
8. Olexandr Shovkovskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv): 382
9. Marc Planus (FC Girondins de Bordeaux): 365
10. Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray): 360
11. Briguel (CS Marítimo): 300
12. Giorgos Dassios (PAS Giannina FC): 274
Dit schreef UEFA over Sabri, die ‘Reyiz’ als bijnaam heeft:
Sabri joined Galatasaray’s youth set-up in 1999, midway through a season that ended in UEFA Cup glory for the Istanbul side. The right-back has since become an established figure at the club, acquiring the captaincy during his 15-year stay. Although Mircea Lucescu promoted Sabri to the senior fold in 2001/02, it was under experienced coach Fatih Terim that he made his debut against Trabzonspor AŞ during the next campaign. Sabri, 29, has since claimed five Turkish Super League titles and one Turkish Cup. “Whatever I am as a player, it is because of Galatasaray.”
