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Rüştü Reçber (pronounced [ˈɾyʃty ˈɾetʃbeɾ]; born 10 May 1973) is a Turkish retired professional footballer and a current sports executive. During his professional career, he played as a goalkeeper for Antalyaspor, Fenerbahçe, Barcelona and Beşiktaş.

Rüştü was part of the Turkey national squad that reached the semi-finals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. At the former, where Turkey finished third, his performances saw him selected for the tournament's all-star team. He is Turkey's record appearance holder, having earned 120 caps. He made his debut against Iceland in 1994 and his final appearance came against Finland in 2012.

Rüştü was named the best goalkeeper in European competitions in 2002, selected for the 2002 UEFA Team of the Year by public vote. In 2004, he was selected to FIFA 100 by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers in the world.

Honours

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 1995–96, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07

• Atatürk Cup: 1998

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2008–09

• Türkiye Kupası: 2008–09, 2010–11

Turkey

• FIFA World Cup third place: 2002

• UEFA European Championship bronze medalist: 2008

• FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2003

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2002

• UEFA Team of the Year: 2002

• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2002: 3rd

• IFFHS Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century: 23rd

• FIFA 100