Hamit Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany) is a Turkish national footballer.
Hamit Altintop is considered as one of the best players in Turkey and one of the best midfielders in the German Bundesliga. He is blessed with blistering pace and an eye for goal. He is known by his teammates for his powerful long range shots, which rarely ever misses the goal. Altintop is a versatile midfielder and can play either in defence or as a striker. He is known to score often even though he hardly ever plays as a striker, as shown when he played for Schalke and so far with Bayern Munich. Aside from his striking abilities, he has spectacular tackling and defending abilities. It isn't unusual to see Altintop run back to his goal line to help his fellow defenders of penetrating the ball from their opponents. He is also known to be a superb assister, usually creating accurate crosses. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop.
About Halil Altintop...
Halil Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany) is a Turkish national footballer playing for Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop. Halil started his professional career in the local German club Wattenscheid 09 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Halil was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke 04. Halil, who plays as a striker, is a lethal finisher. Halil finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005/2006 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 Altintop joined FC Bayern Munich on another free deal.