Gaziantepspor
Encyclopedia
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish
football club located in the city of Gaziantep
. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler (The Falcons). The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu.
was founded by students at the American
College
in 1923. Several other clubs were founded soon after; Altınışık, Kilis İdman Yurdu Spor Kulübü, and Türkocağı Spor Kulübü. However, these clubs didn't last long, with Altınışık and Türkocağı folding in 1929 and 1931 respectively. Türkocağı went on to merge with Sanatkarlar Spor Kulübü to form Gaziantep İdman Yurdu. The club didn't register in time for the Gaziantep
amateur league and were only permitted to compete in friendly matches. Gaziantep Idman Yurdu disbanded in 1932.
There were no clubs in Gaziantep until 1938, with the sports branch of the community centre taking over and running all sporting activities. Gaziantepspor was founded in the early months of 1969. Important figures in Gaziantep held a meeting with then-mayor Abdülkadir Batur in order to form the club. A total of 58 people helped with the foundation of Gaziantepspor in 1969. The first president of the club was Beşir Bayram. The club contested friendly matches in their first season. They were allowed to join the 3.Lig in 1970. In their first season of professional football, Gaziantepspor finished third in the 3.Lig, Yeşil Grup (Green Group).
The club finished second in the 2.Lig in 1974–75, barely missing promotion by three points. Gaziantepspor were promoted to the top-flight after the 1978–79 season. The club managed to stay afloat in their first season in the 1.Lig, finishing one point above the relegation zone. The club was relegated in 1983, but earned promotion back to the top-flight in 1990, where they have competed since. The club had the best position in the top-flight as 3rd in 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 seasons.
Later on,as a result of continuing meetings, Gaziantepspor Club was founded in 1969 with the participation of 58 people. At the end of the discourses on Gaziantepspors’ colurs;a lament color black, in memoriam of 6317 martyries who did not surrender city at the hazards of their lifes to an enemies in the Defense of Gaziantep which is an example to whole world as a bravery epic and a red which symbolizes our martyries’ blood, were chosen as the Club colors Red and Black. Besir Bayram who was a founder member, has been a first president of the Gaziantepspor Club.
Gaziantepspor finished its first season by playing friendly matches. Red – blacks started to play in the Turkish League in 1970–1971 season through a decree executed in 1970 which allowed city teams play directly in the third division.
He was graduated from commercial department of Robert College. After working 3 years in Central Bank,he served in the army as a reserve officer. In 1940 he was appointed to directorship of weaver’s cooperative in Gaziantep. He stayed on this job for 8 years. At the same time, in 1941 he engaged in politics. In 1946 elections he was a candidate from Demokrat Party. In 1948, he was appointed to directorship of the Association of Pistachio and Agriculture Cooperatives. He conducted this association as a general manager till 1960. In 1950 he was chosen as a local district president and in 1951 as a provincial chairman. He stayed on this job until 1957. From 17 November 1955 until 16 November 1956 he was mayor of Gaziantep city. In 1961 elections he was a candidate from AP to be a member of parliament. In 1962 he was chosen as a local district president from AP and he carried on this job until 1965. In 1963 local elections he was chosen as a member of Gaziantep city council and sometimes he served as a vice chairman. He was married to Mrs Mübeccel who was Fevzi Ocak’s daughter and he had 2 sons and 2 daughters totaling 4 children. Kamil Ocak spoke English and French fluently. In 1965 elections he entered parliament as an AP deputy and he was appointed as a minister for sport by Süleyman Demirel’s new cabinet. During his ministry, he built 1 stadium and 1 gymnasium in Gaziantep. Still there is a stadium, a gymnasium and a sport complex which carries his name. Kamil Ocak died in 1969 in Ankara.
banner lies the martrys memorial, the checkered background represents the cities treat to the world, the famous desert ‘Baklava
’. In the foreground is a Falcon which is the clubs nickname as well as the name of one of the cities heroes Şahinbey
.
Winners (1)
Winners (5)
Winners (1978–79)
/UEFA Europa League:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
:
Bekir İrtegün
Bülent Bölükbaşı
Cem Beceren Devran Ayhan
Ekrem Dağ
Emrah Eren
Erdal Kılıçaslan
Ergün Penbe Erhan Albayrak
Erhan Namlı
Fatih Tekke
Gökhan Zan
Hakan Bayraktar
Hasan Özer İbrahim Toraman
İbrahim Üzülmez
İsmail Köybaşı
Kemal Aslan
Mehmet Yozgatlı
Metin Akçevre Murat Ceylan
Murat Şahin
Olcan Adın
Ömer Çatkıç
Ramazan Tunç
Tamer Tuna
Tolga Seyhan
Veysel Cihan
Yusuf Şimşek
Argentina Ismael Sosa
Christian Rodrigo Zurita
Austria Roland Linz
Belarus Maksim Romaschenko
Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Bolić
Kenan Hasagić
Brazil Almir Beto
Eduardo
Ivan
João Batista
Jorginho
Júlio César
Júlio César
Lima
Mimocan Rodrigo Tabata
Viola Wágner
Bulgaria Zdravko Lazarov
Ivelin Popov
Cameroon Armand Deumi
Croatia Stjepan Tomas
France Kodjo Afanou
Guinea Kaba Diawara
Ghana Samuel Johnson Yaw Preko
Libya
Lithuania Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
Mali Fernand Coulibaly
Mexico Antonio de Nigris
Montenegro Nikola Drinčić
Romania Giani Stelian Kiriţă
Rwanda Désiré Mbonabucya
South Africa Steve Komphela
Tunisia Riadh Bouazizi Ziad Jaziri
Note: Bolded footballer are played their national football teams during played in Gaziantepspor.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
football club located in the city of Gaziantep
Gaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler (The Falcons). The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu.
History
The first sports club in GaziantepGaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
was founded by students at the American
United States
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College
College
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in 1923. Several other clubs were founded soon after; Altınışık, Kilis İdman Yurdu Spor Kulübü, and Türkocağı Spor Kulübü. However, these clubs didn't last long, with Altınışık and Türkocağı folding in 1929 and 1931 respectively. Türkocağı went on to merge with Sanatkarlar Spor Kulübü to form Gaziantep İdman Yurdu. The club didn't register in time for the Gaziantep
Gaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
amateur league and were only permitted to compete in friendly matches. Gaziantep Idman Yurdu disbanded in 1932.
There were no clubs in Gaziantep until 1938, with the sports branch of the community centre taking over and running all sporting activities. Gaziantepspor was founded in the early months of 1969. Important figures in Gaziantep held a meeting with then-mayor Abdülkadir Batur in order to form the club. A total of 58 people helped with the foundation of Gaziantepspor in 1969. The first president of the club was Beşir Bayram. The club contested friendly matches in their first season. They were allowed to join the 3.Lig in 1970. In their first season of professional football, Gaziantepspor finished third in the 3.Lig, Yeşil Grup (Green Group).
The club finished second in the 2.Lig in 1974–75, barely missing promotion by three points. Gaziantepspor were promoted to the top-flight after the 1978–79 season. The club managed to stay afloat in their first season in the 1.Lig, finishing one point above the relegation zone. The club was relegated in 1983, but earned promotion back to the top-flight in 1990, where they have competed since. The club had the best position in the top-flight as 3rd in 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 seasons.
Foundation
Gaziantepspor which bears the name of Gaziantep city was founded in first days of 1969. . Gaziantep citys’ leading people made a meeting under the chairmanship of Mayor Abdulkadir Batur and they made a first attempt for the foundation of the club.Later on,as a result of continuing meetings, Gaziantepspor Club was founded in 1969 with the participation of 58 people. At the end of the discourses on Gaziantepspors’ colurs;a lament color black, in memoriam of 6317 martyries who did not surrender city at the hazards of their lifes to an enemies in the Defense of Gaziantep which is an example to whole world as a bravery epic and a red which symbolizes our martyries’ blood, were chosen as the Club colors Red and Black. Besir Bayram who was a founder member, has been a first president of the Gaziantepspor Club.
Gaziantepspor finished its first season by playing friendly matches. Red – blacks started to play in the Turkish League in 1970–1971 season through a decree executed in 1970 which allowed city teams play directly in the third division.
Who is Kamil Ocak
Kamil Ocak who was elected as a member of parliament and a minister of state on 10 October 1965, was born in Gaziantep on 19 February 1914. He was a son of Şıh Mustafa Efendi who was ex-mayor of the Gaziantep city and one of a prayer leader of Mevlevi’s from Konya. He was graduated from primary school in Gaziantep. Then he went to Robert College of İstanbul.He was graduated from commercial department of Robert College. After working 3 years in Central Bank,he served in the army as a reserve officer. In 1940 he was appointed to directorship of weaver’s cooperative in Gaziantep. He stayed on this job for 8 years. At the same time, in 1941 he engaged in politics. In 1946 elections he was a candidate from Demokrat Party. In 1948, he was appointed to directorship of the Association of Pistachio and Agriculture Cooperatives. He conducted this association as a general manager till 1960. In 1950 he was chosen as a local district president and in 1951 as a provincial chairman. He stayed on this job until 1957. From 17 November 1955 until 16 November 1956 he was mayor of Gaziantep city. In 1961 elections he was a candidate from AP to be a member of parliament. In 1962 he was chosen as a local district president from AP and he carried on this job until 1965. In 1963 local elections he was chosen as a member of Gaziantep city council and sometimes he served as a vice chairman. He was married to Mrs Mübeccel who was Fevzi Ocak’s daughter and he had 2 sons and 2 daughters totaling 4 children. Kamil Ocak spoke English and French fluently. In 1965 elections he entered parliament as an AP deputy and he was appointed as a minister for sport by Süleyman Demirel’s new cabinet. During his ministry, he built 1 stadium and 1 gymnasium in Gaziantep. Still there is a stadium, a gymnasium and a sport complex which carries his name. Kamil Ocak died in 1969 in Ankara.
Club Emblem
Gaziantepspor’s emblem represents the cities landmarks and was designed under the guidance of ex-chairman Celal Doğan. Gaziantep castle is symbolized by the outline of the logo. Above the GaziantepGaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
banner lies the martrys memorial, the checkered background represents the cities treat to the world, the famous desert ‘Baklava
Baklava
Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and much of central and southwest Asia....
’. In the foreground is a Falcon which is the clubs nickname as well as the name of one of the cities heroes Şahinbey
Sahinbey
Şahinbey is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey. It is a part of Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality. The population is 730,562 as of 2010.- External Links :*...
.
League Participations
- First Level: 1979–1983, 1990–
- Second Level: 1972–1979, 1983–1990
- Third Level: 1970–1972
Participations in Super League and Cups
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | SL | 11 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 40 | SF |  Walter ZengaWalter Zenga Walter Zenga is a retired Italian footballer and current manager. He is a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Internazionale. He also holds Romanian citizenship... |
| 2006/07 | SL | 11 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 43 | QF | Samet Aybaba Samet Aybaba Samet Aybaba is a Turkish football coach and former football defender.He was born in 2 March 1955 in Adana. He began football career in İskenderunspor. He transferred to Beşiktaş JK in 1977–78 season. He played as defender and midfielder in Beşiktaş JK. He capped a long-time for Beşiktaş JK. He... |
| 2007/08 | SL | 9 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 43 | Erdoğan Arıca Erdogan Arica Erdoğan Arıca is a Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He is also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır.-Career:... / Mesut BakkalMesut Bakkal Mesut Bakkal is a football manager and former midfielder who played for Denizlispor and has managed Gaziantepspor and Gençlerbirliği S.K..-Career:Born in Kırıkkale, Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor... |
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| 2008/09 | SL | 8 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 47 | Nurullah Sağlam |
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| 2009/10 | SL | 13 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 40 |  José Couceiro |
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| 2010/11 | SL | 4 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 59 | SF | Tolunay Kafkas |
Honours
- Turkish Süper Lig
- Third Position (2): 1999–00, 2000–01
- Bank Asya 1. Lig
- Winners (2): 1978–79,1989–90
Cup
- TSYD CupTSYD CupThe TSYD Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout 6 regions of Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the Big Three of Turkey; Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK,...
(Ankara) :
Winners (1)
- TSYD CupTSYD CupThe TSYD Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout 6 regions of Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the Big Three of Turkey; Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK,...
(Adana):
Winners (5)
- Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Cup :
Winners (1978–79)
European Participations
UEFA CupUEFA Cup
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/UEFA Europa League:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 1R |  |
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3–4 | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| 2001–02 | QR |  |
Zimbru Chisinau | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| 1R |  |
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1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| 2003–04 | 1R | |
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1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2R |  |
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3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| 3R | |
Roma | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| 2011–12 | Q2 |  |
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4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Q3 |  |
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0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GS |  |
Trans Narva | 0–0 | |
| GS |  |
Lierse SK | 0–1 | ||
| GS |  |
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3–2 | ||
| GS |  |
FC Groningen | 1–1 |
UEFA club competition record
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
Colours
The club colours are red and black. The colours were chosen as a dedication to the martyrs who gave up their lives to defend Gaziantep; black for the martyrs, and red for the martyrs blood.Stadium
Gaziantepspor play their home matches at Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium. The stadium is named after former politician Mehmet Kamil Ocak, who helped build sporting facilities in Gaziantep. The stadium was opened in 1974 and it currently seats 16,981 spectators. The field is covered with grass, and the stadium also has floodlights.Current squad
Out on loan
Current coaching staff
| Name | Flag | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan Abdullah Ercan is a retired Turkish international footballer. He currently manages Gaziantepspor and the Turkey U-17 team.-Career:... |
|
Technical Director |
| Cüneyt Dumlupınar | |
Assistant Coach |
| Yusuf Bozfırat | |
Doctor |
| Nihat Yüksel | |
Goalkeeping Coach |
Presidents
- davidovich
- Ömer Köylüoğlu
- Hasan Nehir
- Selahattin Öztahtacı
- Halit Güleç
- Muhittin Göymen
- Hayri Tütüncüler
- M.Saip Konukoğlu
- Ata Aksu
- Halil Kırmızı
- Ali İhsan Gögüş
- Mehmet Batallı
- Bektaş Göçmen
- Sadettin Ergün
- Selahattin Demirat
- Ömer Arpacıoğlu
- Ali Şahindal
- Abdulkadir Konukoğlu
- Ahmet Yılmaz
- Celal Doğan
- İbrahim Kızıl
Notable players
Turkey Ayhan AkmanAyhan Akman
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Bekir İrtegün
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Bülent Bölükbaşı
Bülent Bölükbasi
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Cem Beceren Devran Ayhan
Devran Ayhan
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Ekrem Dağ
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Emrah Eren
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Erdal Kılıçaslan
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Ergün Penbe Erhan Albayrak
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Erhan Namlı
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Fatih Tekke
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Gökhan Zan
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Hakan Bayraktar
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Hasan Özer İbrahim Toraman
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İbrahim Üzülmez
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İsmail Köybaşı
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Kemal Aslan
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Mehmet Yozgatlı
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Metin Akçevre Murat Ceylan
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Murat Şahin
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Olcan Adın
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Ömer Çatkıç
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Ramazan Tunç
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Tamer Tuna
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Tolga Seyhan
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Veysel Cihan
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Yusuf Şimşek
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Argentina Ismael Sosa
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Christian Rodrigo Zurita
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Austria Roland Linz
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Belarus Maksim Romaschenko
Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Bolić
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Kenan Hasagić
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Brazil Almir Beto
André Roberto Soares da Silva
André Roberto Soares da Silva or simply Beto is a Brazilian football player. He most recently played for Turkish side Mersin İdman Yurdu....
Eduardo
Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco
Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco , or simply Eduardo or Edu, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Partizan.-Club career:...
Ivan
Ivan Saraiva de Souza
Ivan Saraiva de Souza or simply Ivan , is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Gaziantepspor on loan from Atlético-PR.-Contract:*Gaziantepspor 26 January 2008 to 30 June 2009...
João BatistaJoão Batista Casemiro Marques
João Batista Casemiro Marques is a Brazilian-Turkish footballer player for Mersin İdmanyurdu.-Career:He also played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.-Personal:...
Jorginho
Jorge Luiz Sousa
Jorge Luiz Pereira de Sousa, aka Jorginho , is a professional Brazilian footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. in Portugal, as a forward.-Football career:...
Júlio César
Julio Cesar Santos Correa
Júlio César Santos Correa , known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer, as a central defender.-Early years:...
Júlio César
Júlio César da Silva e Souza
Júlio César da Silva e Souza is a Brazilian football player who is playing for Figueirense Futebol Clube. He most recently played Turkish side, Gaziantepspor, having joined them from FC Rapid Bucureşti...
Lima
Francisco Lima
Francisco Lima Govinho is a Brazilian retired football player. He was a defensive midfielder.He played for São Paulo Futebol Clube in 1996, and played for Gaziantepspor in 1996/1998. He then played for FC Zürich between 1998 to 2000, and joined Serie A team Lecce during 1999/2000...
Mimocan Rodrigo Tabata
Rodrigo Tabata
Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata or simply Rodrigo Tabata , is an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Qatari club Al Rayyan...
Viola Wágner
Bulgaria Zdravko Lazarov
Zdravko Lazarov
Zdravko Lazarov is a Bulgarian football player, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, captain of the team. He is also assistant manager of Hristo Bonev....
Ivelin Popov
Ivelin Popov
Ivelin Popov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Gaziantepspor as an all-round attacking midfielder.-Youth career:...
Cameroon Armand Deumi
Armand Deumi
Armand Deumi Tchani is a Cameroonian footballer, currently playing in Turkey for Karabükspor. He is also a Cameroon international and currently has 4 caps for his national side.-Club career:...
Croatia Stjepan Tomas
Stjepan Tomas
Stjepan Tomas is a Croatian football defender. He is currently a free agent following his release from Turkish side Bucaspor in November 2010....
France Kodjo Afanou
Guinea Kaba Diawara
Kaba Diawara
Kaba Diawara is a French-born Guinean footballer.- Career :His club career has been quite unstable, having played briefly for three English clubs as well as in Spain and Qatar. Diawara only scored once in English football, despite having three spells there...
Ghana
Samuel Johnson Yaw PrekoYaw Preko
Yaw Preko is a former football striker from Ghana.- Career :His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997-2004 before joining Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan...
Libya
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Tarik El TaibTarik El TaibTariq Ibrahim Mohammad al Tayib, , also written as Tareq Al Tayeb, is a Libyan football midfielder. He currently plays for Kuwaiti Premier League Side Al Naser.-Club career:...
Lithuania Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
Žydrunas Karcemarskas
Žydrūnas Karčemarskas is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gaziantepspor.He is the first-choice goalkeeper for Lithuania national football team since 2004, and has made 43 appearances for the side....
Mali Fernand Coulibaly
Fernand Coulibaly
Fernand Coulibaly is a retired Malian professional football striker who played for several clubs in Europe and the Mali national football team....
Mexico Antonio de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris Guajardo was a Mexican footballer who played as a striker.During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack, he played in six different countries, also representing twelve clubs in nine years.-Club career:Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, de Nigris became...
Montenegro Nikola Drinčić
Nikola Drincic
Nikola Drinčić is a Montenegrin footballer. He plays for Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar...
Romania Giani Stelian Kiriţă
Giani Stelian Kirita
Giani Stelian Kiriţă is a Romanian football player. He currently plays as midfielder for Bursaspor in the Turkcell Super League. He is a versatile player who can change the course of the game. He is a good penalty kick taker...
Rwanda Désiré Mbonabucya
Désiré Mbonabucya
Désiré Mbonabucya is a Rwandan association football forward, who plays for US Albert Schaerbeek and works as youth Head Coach.-Career:...
South Africa Steve Komphela
Tunisia Riadh Bouazizi Ziad Jaziri
Note: Bolded footballer are played their national football teams during played in Gaziantepspor.