Of course we had difficulties. I grew up in Bağcılar, when I went to Yeşilyurt, I felt like I had gone to the other side of the world. While I didn’t know how to say “a” in English or Spanish, I found myself in a conservative culture in the Basque region of Spain. However, I adapted to all the conditions there, I wanted to learn the language as soon as possible.
Because communication is very important in this kind of business. Some of my friends left and came back. As I was leaving, I said that no matter what I went through, I would not make people say ‘Nihat failed’. I made up my mind to be successful,” he said.
“THE GOAL I SHOWED WAS VALUABLE TO DEATH”
Nihat Kahveci, describing the matches he could not forget, said, “Switzerland, Czechia, Croatia matches were historical matches for me. That goal I scored against the Czech Republic was worth death.