Ironically , Erdogan was also a former footballer who played in the same centre-forward position as Sukur at semi-professional level , although his sports career never took off in the same way his political career did .
ومن سخرية القدر أن أردوغان نفسه لاعب كرة سابق ، إذ لعب في مركز قلب الهجوم مثله مثل شكر لكن بصفة لاعب شبه محترف ، غير أن مسيرته الرياضية لم تحظ بنجاح مسيرته السياسية .