On the night Galatasaray beat Real Madrid to win the 2000 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco, the man of the match award went to this tireless midfielder. Months earlier he had helped beat Arsenal in Copenhagen for the UEFA Cup, the biggest of honours that also include third place with Türkiye at the 2002 World Cup and seven Süper Lig titles. Career record: 56 caps and 8 goals for Türkiye; club career at Galatasaray S.K., Beşiktaş J.K. (Football), İstanbul Başakşehir F.K..
| 1991–2001 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2001–2004 | Inter Milan |
| 2004–2006 | Beşiktaş J.K. (Football) |
| 2006–2008 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2008–2010 | İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. |
| Türkiye | 56 caps, 8 goals |
Türkiye legends whose careers overlapped Buruk's
One rank above: Nuri Şahin at #13.
One rank below: Sergen Yalçın at #15.
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