 He started in all but two matches he appeared in his first season, as the Cantabrians retained their La Liga status; three of his league goals came in the last month of competition, against RCD Mallorca (2–0 home win), Atlético Madrid (2–1, home) and Athletic Bilbao (1–2 loss also at the "Campos de Sport de El Sardinero").Bakircioglu spent the vast majority of 2011–12 nursing an achilles tendon injury, and Racing would also return to Segunda División after one full decade in the top flight.At the end of August 2012, Bakircioglu returned to Hammarby as the club was now in the Superettan.