Tanju Çolak, born 1963 in Samsun, Turkey, is a successful Turkish footballer in striker position. Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... Samsun is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 396,900 as of 2004. ... The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. ... The term footballer is ambiguous, as there are several games known as football. ... This article is about football players. ...

He made his debut in Samsun Yolspor. Then he was transferred to Samsunspor and became top scorer in Samsunspor in the 1984-1985 and 1985-1986 seasons. Çolak moved to Galatasaray in the 1986-1987 season. He became top scorer in Europe with 39 goals in the 1987-1988 season. The same time, he got the "Golden Boot Trophy" given by "French Football Magazine". He was and still is the first Turkish football player to win this trophy. Çolak became top scorer again in the 1991-1992 season, and transferred to Fenerbahce at the end of the season. He reached a total of 240 goals and took over the title of "player who scored most goals in the Premier Super League by breaking legendary Metin Oktay's record. Çolak, nicknamed as "Bay Gol" (Mr. Goal), played finally for Istanbulspor, from where he retired as a good striker who had his career damaged by criminal scandals. Galatasaray SK Logo Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Logo of Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe is a Turkish football club from İstanbul. ... The Turkish Premier Super Football League (Turkish: “Türkiye 1. ... Metin Oktay, born 1936 in Izmir,Turkey, was a legendary Turkish footballer in striker position. ...

Tanju Çolak wore the shirt of the Turkish national team in 31 matches and scored 9 goals. With his goals in Neuchatel Xamax and Monaco victories, he played an important role for his club Galatasaray to reach the semi-final of the UEFA Champions Cup in 1988-1989. First International Turkey 2 - 2 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; October 26, 1923) Largest win Turkey 7 - 0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea (Geneva, Switzerland; June 20, 1954) Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino (Istanbul, Turkey; November 10, 1996) Worst defeat Poland 8 - 0 Turkey (Chorzow, Poland... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1924. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career achievements

• Most goals in life time (240 in 1988)
• Most goals in a season (39 in 1987-1988 at Galatasaray),
• Most goals in a match (6 in 1992-1993 at Fenerbahçe),
• 5 times top scorer (1985-1986, 1986-1987, at Samsunspor - 1987-1988, 1990-1991 at Galatasaray - 1992-1993 at Fenerbahçe),
• European top scorer 3rd place (33 goals in 1985-1986 at Samsunspor),
• European top scorer 1st place (39 goals in 1987-1988 at Galatasaray),
• European top scorer 2nd place (31 goals in 1990-1991 at Galatasaray).