{{short description|German rugby union player}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Timur Tekkal | image = | caption = | birth_name = Timur Tekkal | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Hannover, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Number eight | years4 = 2011 - present | clubs1 = Germania | clubs2 = DRC | clubs3 = Victoria | clubs4 = DSV 78 | apps4 = 16 | points4 = 5 | clubupdate = 30 April 2012 | repyears1 = 2004 - 2009 | repteam1 = Germany | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | repupdate = 7 March 2010 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = Germany 7's | ru_sevensupdate = | repsevenscomp1 = }}
'''Timur Tekkal''' (born 3 June 1981)<ref name=Scrum >[http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/96598.html Timur Tekkal profile at scrum.com] accessed: 7 March 2010</ref> is a German international rugby union player. He was born in Hannover, and for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga.
He made his international debut for Germany in 2004 against the Netherlands and his last game on 2 May 2009 against Russia.<ref name="Scrum"/><ref>[http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=48q2n1 Timur Tekkal] {{in lang|de}} ''DRV'' website, accessed: 30 April 2012</ref>
He plays rugby since 1988.<ref name=Total >[http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,6/pid,20/Itemid,250/ Timur Tekkal profile at totalrugby.de] {{in lang|de}} accessed: 7 March 2010</ref>
Tekkal has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 Hannover Sevens<ref>[http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1104 Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens] {{in lang|de}} Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref> and the 2009 London Sevens.<ref name=Sevens>[http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/news/newsid=2031411.html Germany ready to take on world's best]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref> He was also part of the German Sevens side at the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,<ref>[http://www.duisburg.de/worldgames_archiv/en/teilnehmer/teilnehmer.php@id=726 Timur Tekkal] at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 7 March 2010</ref> where Germany finished 8th.<ref>[http://www.duisburg.de/worldgames_archiv/en/news/news.php@id=1195 Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527235459/http://www.duisburg.de/worldgames_archiv/en/news/news.php@id=1195 |date=2012-05-27 }} World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009</ref>
At the end of the 2010-11 season, Tekkal left Victoria Linden to join DSV 78 Hannover for the following season.<ref>[http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/3014/41/ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012] {{in lang|de}} totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011</ref>
==Honours==
===National team=== * '''European Nations Cup - Division 2''' ** '''Champions''': 2008
===Club=== * '''German rugby union championship''' ** '''Champions''': 2000 * '''German rugby union cup''' ** '''Champions''': 2000
==Stats== Timur Tekkal's personal statistics in club and international rugby:<ref name="Total"/>
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Club ! Division ! Games ! Tries ! Con ! Pen ! DG ! Place |- align="center" | 2008-09 | rowspan=3| TSV Victoria Linden | rowspan=3| 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |- align="center" | 2009-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st |- align="center" | 2010-11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st |- align="center" | 2011-12 | DSV 78 Hannover | Rugby-Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th |} * <small>''As of 30 April 2012''</small>
===National team===
====European Nations Cup==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points ! Place |- align="center" | 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 3 | 5 | bgcolor="#FFD700"| Champions |- align="center" | 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |}
====Friendlies & other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points |- align="center" | 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |} * <small>''As of 7 March 2010''</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/96598.html Timur Tekkal] at scrum.com * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,6/pid,20/Itemid,250/ Timur Tekkal] at totalrugby.de * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=48q2n1 Timur Tekkal] at the ''DRV'' website
{{Germany Squad 2006-2008 ENC Second Division}} {{Germany Squad 2008-2010 ENC First Division}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tekkal, Timur}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:German rugby union players Category:Germany international rugby union players Category:TSV Victoria Linden players Category:DRC Hannover players Category:DSV 78 Hannover players Category:Rugby union number eights Category:Sportspeople from Hanover