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Updated Thursday July 13, 2000, 10:01 PM GMT Rustu Recber
Fenerbahce shot-stopper Recber is the last line of the Turkish defence and comes into the Championships after an inspired qualifying campaign where he conceded just seven goals. The 27-year-old has managed to keep clubmate Engin Ipekoglu on the bench for both club and country since his emergence in the mid-1990s. He had a nightmare game in Turkey's first match of Euro 2000. He looked very unsure on crosses and had his defenders looking decidedly edgy as the ball was played in. But there was nothing he could do about the two goals. The first was an overhead kick by Antonio Conte and the second a penalty from Filippo Inzaghi. He nearly got to the spot kick but there was too much power on the shot as Italy won 2-1. He produced a much better display to thwart the Belgians, beating out efforts from Luc Nilis and Bart Goor. Finished the tournament strongly as Turkey lost to Portugal.
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