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{{short description|Turkish football player and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Halil Altıntop
| image = Halil Altintop - FC Augsburg (cropped).jpg
| caption = Altıntop with [[FC Augsburg]] in 2015
| fullname = Halil Altıntop
| height = 1.85 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gelsenkirchen]], West Germany
| currentclub = [[FC Bayern Campus]]<br>(sporting director)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[forward (association football)|forward]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.whoscored.com/Players/5533 | title = Halil Altintop | publisher = whoscored.com | access-date = 20 March 2015}}</ref> 
| youthyears1 = 1991–1992
| youthclubs1 = Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd
| youthyears2 = 1992–1997
| youthclubs2 = TuS Rotthausen
| youthyears3 = 1997–2000
| youthclubs3 = [[SG Wattenscheid 09|Wattenscheid 09]]<ref name="Kicker">{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26143/vereinsspieler_halil-altintop.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150123130807/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26143/vereinsspieler_halil-altintop.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 23 January 2015 | title = Altintop, Halil | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de | access-date = 12 August 2013}}</ref>
| years1 = 2000–2003
| clubs1 = [[SG Wattenscheid 09|Wattenscheid 09]]
| caps1 = 81
| goals1 = 38
| years2 = 2003–2004
| clubs2 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern#1. FC Kaiserslautern II squad|1. FC Kaiserslautern II]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2003–2006
| clubs3 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps3 = 91
| goals3 = 28
| years4 = 2006–2010
| clubs4 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps4 = 96
| goals4 = 16
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| caps5 = 49
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2011–2013
| clubs6 = [[Trabzonspor]]
| caps6 = 61
| goals6 = 13
| years7 = 2013–2017
| clubs7 = [[FC Augsburg]]
| caps7 = 115
| goals7 = 20
| years8 = 2017–2018
| clubs8 = [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 1
| totalcaps = 518
| totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 2000
| nationalyears2 = 2001
| nationalyears3 = 2003
| nationalyears4 = 2004
| nationalyears5 = 2005–2011
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U18
| nationalteam2 = [[Turkey national under-20 football team|Turkey U20]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]
| nationalteam4 = [[Turkey A2 national football team|Turkey A2]]
| nationalteam5 = [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalcaps5 = 38
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals5 = 8
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[VfB Stuttgart]] (coach)
| manageryears2 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs2 = [[TSV Schwaben Augsburg]]
| manageryears3 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich U16]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs4= [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team#Under 17|Bayern Munich U17]]
| manageryears5 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (trainer scout)
| manageryears6 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Bayern Campus]] (sporting director)
}}

'''Halil Altıntop''' ({{IPA|tr|haˈlil aɫˈtɯntop}}; born 8 December 1982) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] former professional [[Association football|footballer]]. During his playing days, he was deployed as an [[attacking midfielder]], [[centre-forward]], or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. Halil is the identical twin brother of [[Hamit Altıntop]].

==Career==
Altıntop started his professional career in the local German club [[SG Wattenscheid 09|Wattenscheid 09]] along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Altıntop was transferred to [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], and his brother to [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. Altıntop, who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]], finished third highest scorer in the [[Bundesliga]] for the 2005–06 season with 20 goals.
At the end of that season he joined his brother at Schalke 04 on a free transfer. However, after only one season, his brother [[Hamit Altıntop]] joined [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] on another free deal. On 27 January 2010, he terminated his contract with Schalke 04 and joined [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/29616/ | title = Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Halil Altintop | language = de | publisher = eintracht.de | access-date = 28 January 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929013709/http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/29616/ | archive-date = 29 September 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

After Eintracht Frankfurt were relegated in the 2010–11 season, Altıntop was transferred to Turkish side [[Trabzonspor]] signing a three-year contract.

Altıntop joined [[FC Augsburg]] in summer 2013.<ref name="augsburg">{{cite news|title=Augsburg bedauert: Altintop "macht den Weg frei"|url=https://www.kicker.de/halil-altintop_neue-aufgabe-bei-slavia-prag-700423/artikel|access-date=26 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=26 June 2017|language=de}}</ref> He finished the 2016–17 season with 6 goals and 2 assists in 31 matches.<ref name="augsburg"/> At the end of the season he announced his decision not to renew his contract with club. In this time at Augsburg, he made 116 appearances in the [[Bundesliga]] scoring 20 goals and contributing 12 assists.<ref name="augsburg"/>

In June 2017, Altıntop moved to [[SK Slavia Prague]] of the [[Czech First League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Halil Altintop spielt nächste Saison Champions League|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/sport/fc-augsburg/Halil-Altintop-spielt-naechste-Saison-Champions-League-id41863861.html|access-date=27 June 2017|work=Augsburger Allgemeine|date=27 June 2017|language=de}}</ref>

On 31 January 2018, Altintop returned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a year-and-a-half contract until 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Halil Altintop kehrt zum FCK zurück|url=http://fck.de/de/halil-altintop-kehrt-zum-fck-zurueck/|access-date=31 January 2018|work=1. FC Kaiserslautern|date=31 January 2018|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Coup perfekt! Altintop zurück beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern|url=https://www.kicker.de/coup-perfekt-altintop-zurueck-beim-1-fc-kaiserslautern-716285/artikel|access-date=1 February 2018|work=kicker Online|date=31 January 2018|language=de}}</ref> However, in June 2018, he terminated his contract with the club and announced his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fck.de/de/vertrag-aufgeloest-halil-altintop-beendet-aktive-karriere/ |title=Vertrag aufgelöst – Halil Altintop beendet aktive Karriere beim FCK |publisher=1. FC Kaiserslautern |language=de |date=19 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Post retirement==
Altıntop joined [[Markus Weinzierl]]'s coaching staff at [[VfB Stuttgart]] in late 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zvw.de/vfb-stuttgart/halil-altintop-erg%C3%A4nzt-vfb-trainerteam_arid-25564 |title=Halil Altintop ergänzt VfB-Trainerteam |publisher=Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen |language=de |date=7 November 2018 }}</ref> He left the position in April 2019 along with Weinzierl's team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vfb.de/de/vfb/aktuell/neues/profis/2019/markus-weinzierl-nico-willig-interimstrainer/ |title=Der VfB trennt sich von Markus Weinzierl |publisher=VfB Stuttgart |language=de |date=20 April 2019 }}</ref> In September of the same year, he was appointed head coach of [[TSV Schwaben Augsburg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/halil_altintop_coacht_schwaben_augsburg_-758665/artikel |title=Halil Altintop coacht Schwaben Augsburg |publisher=Kicker |language=de |date=24 September 2019 }}</ref>

By July 2020, Altıntop became an assistant coach for [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich U16]] team,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny Schwarz übernimmt U17, Demichelis bleibt U19-Coach|url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2020/07/danny-schwarz-uebernimmt-u17-demichelis-bleibt-u19-coach|website=FC Bayern München|language=de|date=3 July 2020}}</ref> and the following season, he was appointed as head coach of the U17 team. He later transitioned to a role as a trainer scout for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. In March 2023, Altıntop was appointed as the sporting director of the [[FC Bayern Campus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2023/03/halil-altintop-wird-sportlicher-leiter-am-campus |title=Halil Altintop wird Sportlicher Leiter am FC Bayern Campus |publisher=FC Bayern München |language=de |date=10 March 2023 }}</ref> Altıntop resigned from his post at Bayern Munich on 31 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2024/7/31/24209734/bayern-munich-campus-halil-altintop-markus-weinzierl-christoph-freund-augsburg-stuttgart-schalke-04 | title=Report: Bayern Munich Campus sporting director Halil Altintop set to step down soon, will be replaced by Markus Weinzierl | publisher=Bavarian Football Works | language=en | date= 31 July 2024 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|3 July 2018}}.<ref name="Kicker" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SG Wattenscheid 09|Wattenscheid 09]]
|2000–01
|rowspan="3"|[[Regionalliga Nord|Regionalliga]]
|14||5||rowspan="3" colspan="2"|—||rowspan="3" colspan="2"|—||14||5
|-
|2001–02
|34||14||34||14
|-
|2002–03
|33||16||33||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!81!!35!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!81!!35
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|[[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bundesliga]]
|27||2||1||0||1||0||29||2
|-
|[[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]]
|30||6||1||0||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|—||31||6
|-
|[[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06]]
|34||20||2||1||36||21
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!91!!28!!4!!1!!1!!0!!96!!29
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|[[2006–07 Bundesliga|2006–07]]
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga
|34||6||2||1||2||0||38||7
|-
|[[2007–08 Bundesliga|2007–08]]
|25||6||2||0||7||0||34||6
|-
|[[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]
|31||4||4||1||8||2||43||7
|-
|[[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]]
|6||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!16!!11!!3!!17!!2!!124!!21
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|[[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga
|15||3||colspan="2"|—||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|—||15||3
|-
|[[2010–11 Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|34||0||3||2||37||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!49!!3!!3!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Trabzonspor]]
|[[2011–12 Süper Lig|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Süper Lig]]
|34||6||1||0||3||0||38||6
|-
|[[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13]]
|27||7||10||2||9||1||46||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!61!!13!!11!!2!!12!!1!!84!!16
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Augsburg]]
|[[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga
|34||10||3||1||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|—||37||11
|-
|[[2014–15 Bundesliga|2014–15]]
|31||3||1||0||32||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Bundesliga|2015–16]]
|19||1||2||0||5||1||26||2
|-
|[[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17]]
|31||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||33||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!115!!20!!8!!1!!5!!1!!128!!22
|-
||[[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Praha]]
|[[2017–18 Czech First League|2017–18]]
|[[Czech First League]]
|8||1||2||1||0||0||10||2
|-
||1. FC Kaiserslautern
|[[2017–18 2. Bundesliga|2017–18]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|14||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!515!!117!!39!!10!!35!!4!!589!!131
|}

===International goals===
[[file:Halil Altıntop in national team (11.08.2010).jpg|thumb|upright|Altıntop playing for the Turkey national team, 2010]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 8 June 2005 || [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan || {{fb|Kazakhstan}} || 6–0 || 6–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] qualifying
|-
| 2. || 8 October 2005 || [[Istanbul]], Turkey || {{fb|Germany}} || 1–0 || 2–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 2 June 2006 || [[Sittard]], Netherlands || {{fb|Angola}} || 3–2 || 3–2 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 8 September 2007 || [[Valletta]], Malta || {{fb|Malta}} || 1–1 || 2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]] qualifying
|-
| 5. || 12 September 2007 || Istanbul, Turkey || {{fb|Hungary}} || 3–0 || 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]] qualifying
|-
| 6. || 20 August 2008 || [[İzmit]], Turkey || {{fb|Chile}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 7. || 2 June 2009 || [[Kayseri]], Turkey || {{fb|Azerbaijan}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 8. || 14 October 2009 || [[Bursa]], Turkey || {{fb|Armenia}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 14 October 2009''.</small>
|-
|}

===Managerial statistics===
''As of 30 June 2020''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[TSV Schwaben Augsburg]]
|align=left|17 September 2019
|align=left|30 June 2020
{{WDL|11|3|4|4}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|11|3|4|4}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{UEFA player|58615}}
* {{FIFA player|216106}}
* {{NFT player|7806}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|halil-altintop}}
* {{Fussballdaten|altintophalil}}

{{2005–06 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Altintop, Halil}}
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