Hakan ?�k�r is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kral?, representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles. ?�k�r represented Turkey a total of 112 times, scoring 51 goals, making him the nation's top goalscorer and 19th in the world. One of the most prolific strikers of the modern era, he netted 383 goals throughout his club career, as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup in 2002. He retired from football in 2008, only scoring once in single digits for his main team in 13 seasons; nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus", he was renowned for his heading ability. In 2011 general elections, he was elected as an Istanbul MP for the Justice and Development Party. He resigned from the party in December 2013. [More at Wikipedia]

September 1st, 1971 in Adapazar? (Age 53)