the first 20 minutes of the second half alone, Sergen set up four clear scoring chances as he produced another man of the match performance. Turkey opened their Euro 2000 campaign with a controversial 2–1 defeat to Italy. The Guardian writer Ian Ross recalled the game. It was his assist from a nicely flighted free-kick from which Turkey scored. Surprisingly, Sergen then came on as a substitute in their 0–0 draw with Sweden, and he didn't feature at all during the 2–0 victory over Belgium. In the quarter-finals, Sergen came on in the final few minutes as Turkey were defeated by Portugal. Sergen heavily criticised Denizli for not starting him in all of the matches, "He's got problems, he's not all there in the head. Don't ask me why I didn't play, ask him." FIFA World Cup 2002 Sergen missed most of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification due to his dismal performances at club level. His transfer to Galatasaray and performances in the UEFA Champions League allowed him back into the team and he featured in the 5–0 thrashing of Austria to qualify for the World Cup. Tragically though Sergen had injured himself prior to the tournament and did not feature. Euro 2004 Sergen again wasn't involved in most of the Euro 2004 qualification campaign, but due to his memorable performance against Chelsea, he was selected for the crucial final qualifying match against England. It was his final match for Turkey, which ended 0–0. Due to injury, he did not feature in the play-off ties against Latvia as Turkey were defeated. Managerial career He has signed a contract with Gaziantepspor for one and a half year after former manager. In 2021 Sergen returned to Besiktas as manager. He secured the Turkish Premier League title for Besiktas,completing his career first wins at the club. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yalçın goal. Managerial statistics Honours Player Beşiktaş Süper Lig: 1992, 1995, 2003 Turkish Cup: 1994, 2006 Turkish Super Cup: 1992, 1994 Prime Minister's Cup: 1997 TSYD Cup: 1993, 1996 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2000, 2002 Turkish Cup: 2000 Turkey U-21 Mediterranean Games: 1993 Manager Beşiktaş Süper Lig: 2020–21 Turkish Cup: 2020–21 Individual Player Süper Lig top assist provider: 2000 (14 assist) Beşiktaş silver 11 of the century: 2003 Milliyet Sports Awards Player of the Year in Turkey: 2003 Eminönü Belediyesi