Hakan Çalhanoğlu (born 8 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Turkey national team, which he captains. He is well renowned as a free kick specialist, known for being effective from a multitude of angles and distances.
Parents and family
Çalhanoğlu was born in Mannheim, Germany, to Turkish parents originally from Bayburt, Turkey.bÇalhanoğlu married his childhood sweetheart Sinem Gündoğdu, in Mannheim, in 2017.bThe couple had alleged marital problems, because of which Çalhanoğlu decided to file for divorce, but in 2018, the couple reportedly made up. The couple welcomed their daughter, Liya, born in Mannheim, in March 2019.
Muhammed, younger brother of Hakan, is also a professional footballer. The younger Çalhanoğlu was also formed at Waldhof Mannheim and Karlsruher SC, and went on to play in the lower divisions of Austrian and Turkish football. Similarly, his cousin Kerim Çalhanoğlu is also a footballer, and also played for Waldhof Mannheim.
Wife and Children
Sinem Gundogdu was the childhood sweetheart of Calhanoglu and the couple finally got married in Mannheim in 2017 in a lavish wedding.
Married man Hakan Calhanoglu has two children with his wife Sinem Gundogdu.
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