Atik Ismail
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| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | HJK | 20 | (9) |
| 1977 | Kiffen | 19 | (14) |
| 1978 | HJK | 21 | (18) |
| 1978–1979 | Beşiktaş | 16 | (6) |
| 1979 | HJK | 27 | (15) |
| 1979–1980 | Waregem | 2 | (0) |
| 1980 | AIK | 9 | (2) |
| 1981–1984 | HJK | 97 | (55) |
| 1985 | Apollo | – | (11) |
| 1986–1987 | Koparit | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 228 | (131) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1983 | Finland | 26 | (7) |
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Atik Ismail (born 5 January 1957)[1][2] is a Finnish former footballer who played as a forward. He made 26 appearances in the Finland national team scoring 7 goals. Ismail was the top scorer of Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja in 1978, 1979 and 1982. In 1978, he was nominated as the Finnish Footballer of the Year. Ismail also played abroad, for example in Turkey and Belgium.[3] He was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Personal life
Atik Ismail was born to a Tatar family in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki. He and his twin brother Adil Ismail were named after Turkish wrestlers Celal Atik and Adil Atan. His brother is also a former footballer.[4]
Children of Ismail are Can Heikkonen (b. 1982), twins Pele and Ali Koljonen (s. 1988) and Maria Koljonen (s. 1989). Sons Ali and Pele have also played football.[3][4]
For decades Ismail suffered from alcoholism. He sobered completely in 1990 and has since worked with helping fellow recovering addicts.[5][4] According to Ismail, his alcohol addiction switched to a gambling problem and he has had difficulty paying his debts from his small pension.[6]
In addition to sports, Ismail has published his poetry, worked as a nurse and been involved in politics. He was a candidate to the European Parliament in the elections of 1999 (Green League) and 2009 (Left Alliance).[4]
The Finnish press remembers Atik Ismail as a ”legendary footballer”, but also as someone who partly wasted his potential due to his alcoholism.[5][7][8][6][9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Atik Ismail".
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- ^ a b Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku: Pelimiehet. Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006, s. 99. Suomen urheilumuseosäätiö, 2007. Template:ISBN.
- ^ a b c d Atik Ismail: Pelimies – omaelämäkerta. Minerva 2016. Template:ISBN.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nurmi, Juha (2016). "Fudislegenda Atik Ismail: Minusta tuli alkoholisti 17-vuotiaana!".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jokinen, Juha Veli (2018). "Atik Ismail ajautui hedelmäpelillä 30 000 euron velkoihin: maksaa takaisin 377 euron eläkkeestä - "Ei sillä juhlita"".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hirvasnoro, Tarja (2016). "Jalkapallolegenda Atik Ismail suree: "Äiti ja isä eivät ehtineet nähdä raitistumistani"".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kaskinen, Miikka (2020). "Atik Ismail toipuu avosydänleikkauksesta – "En muista mitään kahdesta–kolmesta päivästä".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vuorensola (2018). "Jalkapallolegenda Atik Ismail: Päihderiippuvuus vaihtui peliriippuvuuteen".
External links
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