Hasan Gökhan Şaş (Turkish pronunciation:[hasanʃaʃ]; born 1 August 1976) is a Turkish football coach and former player, who played as a winger.
He is known for his time at Galatasaray and for his performance with the Turkey national team at the FIFA World Cup 2002, where he was voted into the All-Star Team. During both assignments, he played as a winger. He was suspended from football for six months in 1998 after doping testing returned a positive result for the banned substance Phenylpropanolamine.[1][2]
In 1998, Şaş signed with Galatasaray for $4.4 million,[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6]