Birol Aksancak


Birol Aksancak is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Aksancak is a youth product of Ankaragücü, and had three separate stints in the club, and spent various seasons on loan with clubs in the TFF First League. He spent most of his career between the Süper Lig and the TFF First League. He was a part of Ankaragücü's greatest European success, scoring a goal for them in a 1–0 win against Atlético Madrid in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup.

Personal life

On 10 August 2008 Aksancak was a passenger in a car accident, where all four other passengers - his twin brothers and two friends - died. Aksancak was the only survivor of the accident.