Hiddink places trust in uncapped pair
Saturday, October 2, 2010
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Uncapped pair Özer Hurmacı and Cenk Gönen have been named in Guus Hiddink's Turkey squad for this month's Group A qualifiers against Germany and Azerbaijan.
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Guus Hiddink has included uncapped duo Özer Hurmacı and Cenk Gönen in his Turkey squad for the forthcoming UEFA EURO 2012 Group A qualifiers in Germany and Azerbaijan.
Özer, the Fenerbahçe SK midfielder, and Beşiktaş JK goalkeeper Cenk have have been in past squads without making an appearance. Trabzonspor AŞ defender Ceyhun Gülselam has also been included after serving a suspension, while 19-year-old midfielder Necip Uysal returns after making his debut in March. There is no place in the party, however, for Mehmet Topal and Kazim Kazim.
Turkey, who have won both their Group A matches so far, play leaders Germany in Berlin on 8 October before visiting Baku four days later.
Turkey squad
Goalkeepers: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe SK), Hakan Arıkan (Beşiktaş JK), Onur Kıvrak (Trabzonspor AŞ), Cenk Gönen (Beşiktaş JK).
Defenders: Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe SK), Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray AŞ), Ömer Erdoğan (Bursaspor), İbrahim Toraman (Beşiktaş JK), Servet Çetin (Galatasaray AŞ), Ceyhun Gülselam (Trabzonspor AŞ), İsmail Köybaşı (Beşiktaş JK), Hakan Balta (Galatasaray AŞ).
Midfielders: Hamit Altıntop (FC Bayern München), Mehmet Aurélio (Beşiktaş JK), Necip Uysal (Beşiktaş JK), Emre Belözoğlu (Fenerbahçe SK), Nuri Şahin (Borussia Dortmund), Selçuk İnan (Trabzonspor AŞ), Arda Turan (Galatasaray AŞ), Özer Hurmacı (Fenerbahçe SK).
Forwards: Tuncay Şanlı (Stoke City FC), Halil Altıntop (Eintracht Frankfurt), Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe SK), Nihat Kahveci (Beşiktaş JK), Sercan Yıldırım (Bursaspor), Mevlüt Erdinç (Paris Saint-Germain FC).
