Kemalettin Şentürk is a retired Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 footballer who spent most of his career at Turkish first division team Fenerbahçe SK.

Mainly a sweeper, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Şentürk started his professional career with Çaykur Rizespor

Çaykur Rizespor

Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish sports club based in Rize. Çaykur Rizespor is currently playing in the TFF First League. The club was founded in 1953 in green-yellow colours and had professionalship status in 1968 as Rizespor and changed its colours to blue-green...

 in the second division

TFF First League

The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

, progressing to Gençlerbirliği

Gençlerbirligi

Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,...

 in 1991–92. He transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K. after two seasons, after brilliant league and Turkey U21

Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...

 displays. Always an important first team element, Şentürk contributed with 24 games and three goals in 1995–96, as Fenerbahçe lifted the national league trophy, scoring in a 3–1 home win over runners-up Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

, on December 9, 1995.

After a bout of indiscipline, he was loaned to Ankaragücü

Ankaragücü

MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

 in January 1999, being instrumental in helping it avoid relegation.

Leaving Fenerbahçe in June 2000, Şentürk represented Diyarbakırspor

Diyarbakirspor

Diyarbakırspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, Diyarbakırspor are nicknamed Diyar...

, made a brief top flight return with Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...

, and retired for good in late 2005, after having played for modest teams: Kahramanmaraşspor

Kahramanmarasspor

Kahramanmaraşspor is a Turkish football club based in Kahramanmaraş....

, Osmaniyespor, Kütahyaspor, Mustafakemalpaşaspor

Mustafakemalpasaspor

Mustafakemalpaşaspor is a Turkish football club currently playing in the Turkish Third League, group 4....

 and Kırıkkalespor.

Şentürk played five times for Turkey

Turkey national football team

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 and scored once, after having appeared 13 times for the U21s.

Honours

• Fenerbahçe:
  • Turkish League: 1995–96
  • Turkish Cup: Runner-up 1995–96
  • TSYD Cup
    TSYD Cup
    The 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,...
    
    : 1993–94, 1994–95
  • Atatürk Cup
    Atatürk Cup
    The Atatürk Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. In 1955, the Turkish Football Federation named a football tournament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Four clubs took place in the first edition: Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K., Galatasaray S.K., Adalet and Vefa S.K. Adalet won the first...
    
    : 1997–98
  • Chancellor Cup
    Chancellor Cup
    The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....
    
    : 1997–98

External links

• Turkish Federation profile