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7 Ocak 2009 - Çarşamba / 20.00
Fenerbahçe - Bursaspor
Fortis Türkiye Kupası
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Volkan Demirel (born October 27, 1981 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer currently playing goalkeeper for Fenerbahçe. Volkan is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall and weighs 92 kg (202 lb).
He started his career as a youth player at Kartalspor and played 51 matches for the club. He transferred to Fenerbahçe during the 2002-03 season, making his debut on April 26, 2003.
He made his debut on 26 April 2003 against Samsunspor for a league match.He also played 1 match for Fenerbahçe PAF.
Volkan had a solid contribution for his team to access the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on 4 March 2008 with saving 3 penalties whilst the shoot-outs against Sevilla in last 16 round second match. Therefore, he was described as a hero by UEFA official website due to his commanding performance throughout the game despite he had an unfortunate starting up with conceding 2 goals in 9 minutes.
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