Hasan Şaş

Born in Karataş, Adana, Şaş began his club career with Ankaragücü in 1995.

Galatasaray

In 1998, Şaş signed with Galatasaray for $4.4 million, but almost immediately upon arrival, he was suspended from football for six months after doping testing returned a positive result for the banned substance Phenylpropanolamine. Şaş regained his spot with Galatasaray in the 1999–2000 season, in which Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup title in 2000 over Arsenal, and went on to win the 2000 UEFA Super Cup. In the Champions League competition in 2000–01, Şaş made 12 appearances for Galatasaray. He scored against Spain's Real Madrid and Italy's A.C. Milan as well as against the Brazil national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the end of the 2008–09 Super Lig season it was announced that Galatasaray would not be renewing his contract and after declining many contracts to play in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Şaş announced his retirement from professional football.

Hasan made 40 appearances for the Turkey national team from 1998 to 2006.

Şaş resigned from duty of assistant manager of Galatasaray on 11 May 2020.

Şaş married Sibel Yalçın on 29 June 2003. They divorced in February 2014. The couple have two children.