1. Serdar Tasci was capped 14 times for Germany from 2008 to 2010, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at which Germany came third.
22 Facts About Serdar Tasci
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Serdar Tasci was born in Esslingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, to Turkish parents from Artvin.
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Serdar Tasci started playing football when he was six; he then played for the youth teams of SC Altbach, Stuttgarter Kickers and VfB Stuttgart.
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Shortly after, Serdar Tasci signed a contract that ran until 2010 with the club.
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Serdar Tasci continued to regain his first team place for the side.
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On 29 August 2009, Serdar Tasci extended his contract with Stuttgart until the summer of 2014.
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On 15 July 2010, Serdar Tasci expressed his desire to stay at the club.
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Serdar Tasci then suffered a thigh problem that kept him out for a long time.
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On 30 August 2013, Serdar Tasci moved to Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee.
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Serdar Tasci made his first appearance with the club on 2 October 2013 when he appeared in training.
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Serdar Tasci then became a first team regular for Spartak Moscow.
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Serdar Tasci then started in every match for the side since the start of the season.
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Serdar Tasci continued to regain his first team place at the start of te season, appearing in the first three league matches that saw Spartak Moscow make a good start.
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Serdar Tasci had stated himself that he was staying at Spartak Moscow.
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Serdar Tasci was relegated to the substitutes bench for the rest of the season, as the club went on to win the league.
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Serdar Tasci went on to make two more appearances for the U19 side.
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Two months later, Serdar Tasci was called up by the Germany under-21 team for the first time, but did not play.
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Serdar Tasci was called up to the Germany squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by coach Low, being the second player of Turkish extraction in the squad, along with Mesut Ozil.
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Serdar Tasci made his World Cup debut as a substitute in Germany's third place match against Uruguay, coming on in the 91st minute for Ozil.
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Serdar Tasci had hoped to return to the national side one day, but never played for Germany again.
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Serdar Tasci later revealed that his mother had indeed wanted Serdar Tasci to pay more attention to school, but that his father wanted him to be a footballer, since he had given him his first football boots.
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In June 2007, Serdar Tasci visited his parents' hometown, Artvin, where he received a plaque at Yusufeli Sports Club in honour of his memory.