Kocaelispor
Encyclopedia
Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit
, Turkey
. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season. They won Turkish Cup twice in 1997 and 2002.
.
Baçspor had sold the plat for 283,000 Liras and had a new place in Baç district of İzmit; and begun to a new construction. In 1964, Baçspor club board planned to found a new team at professional level and compete in 2nd Division
. However, federation regulation of that time was stating that it was required to compound at least 3 teams and have appropriate facilities. Then, in 1966, three teams which are Baçspor, İzmit Gençlik and Doğanspor had come together, combined and founded Kocaelispor. Three club boards had consensus on every subject and embraced the green and black as the club colours. Then, it had been held a club congress in common and the new club board had been elected. Kocaelispor had spent 175,000 Liras to gather their first squad ever to compete in 2nd Division in 1966.
Kocaelispor was promoted to the 1st Division for the first time in 1980. They competed 8 seasons consecutively until their relegation in 1988. However, during this phase, the club has relegated once in 1986–87 season
and come back after a Turkish Council of State
verdict.
with a 7–2 final score in 1st match day, collecting 31 points in first 10 weeks, Kocaelispor ended the first half of the fixture as the league leader. However, team had consecutive defeats and finished the season as the 4th of the ladder of 1992–93 season
. The team represented Turkey at UEFA Cup next season.
The manager of team was Güvenç Kurtar
and the roster was including respectable players. Fahrudin Omerović
was the substitute keeper of Yugoslavia squad
. Stevica Kuzmanovski
and Mirko Mirković
(latterly gained Turkish citizenship with name Mert Meriç) are other Yugoslav
players in defence
position. Bülent Uygun
had played at forward position alongside national striker Saffet Sancaklı
. Both players then joined Istanbul clubs. Uygun achieved league top scorer honour while playing for Fenerbahçe
and Sancaklı first joined Galatasaray
but returned the club in 1995 and at the end of season, he joined Fenerbahçe. Bülent Baturman, Halil İbrahim Kara, Melih Erdem, Ergun Kula are some of other notable players at that squad.
as the 5th best team on the table and competed at Intertoto Cup on following season.
Kocaelispor had the Turkish Cup title twice, in 1997 and 2002 against Trabzonspor
and Beşiktaş, respectively. On following season of 2002–03
, the team has been relegated again as finishing last. After total of 5 seasons competition at TFF First League
, Kocaelispor had the championship in 2007–08
season and returned Süper Lig. However, this return lasted one season due to money shortage and relegated again to First League after lost 3–1 home match against Trabzonspor
on May 9, 2009 at Round 31 as finishing 17th. Kocaelispor relegated to TFF Second League
, third tier of Turkish football once after 2–1 losing away match against Kartalspor
on April 4, 2010.
Kocaelispor were managed by 3 managers during 2007–2008 season: Fuat Yaman
(from 1st–10th weeks), Kayhan Çubuklu (11th–31st) and Engin İpekoğlu
(32nd–34th). They returned to Turkcell Super League as the title holders of last TFF First League
season. However, this promotion was followed by successive two relegations and they played TFF Second League
once in 2010–11 season.
:
UEFA Cup
/UEFA Europa League:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
:
Germany Ahmet Dursun
Bülent Baturman Bülent Bölükbaşı
Cihan Haspolatlı
Ergün Teber
Germany Erhan Albayrak
Erman Güraçar
Faruk Yiğit
Fevzi Tuncay
Güvenç Kurtar
Halil İbrahim Kara İbrahim Kaş
Murat Hacıoğlu
Germany Mustafa Özkan
Orhan Ak
Orhan Kaynak Osman Özköylü
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Saffet Sancaklı
Serdar Kulbilge
Serdar Topraktepe
Taner Gülleri
Germany Tayfur Havutçu
Tolga Seyhan
Uğur Boral
Ziya Doğan
Rashad Sadygov
Zdravko Lazarov
Bosnia and Herzegovina Predrag Pažin
Alex Yordanov Samir Muratović
Capone Julio Cesar
David Louhoungou
Tomislav Erceg
Ayman Abdelaziz
Ahmed Hassan
Kwame Ayew
Grigol Imedadze
Akeem Agbetu
Turkey Roman Dąbrowski
Dumitru Stângaciu
Sabin Ilie
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev
Đorđe Tutorić Dušan Anđelković Nenad Jestrović
Sheriff Suma
John Moshoeu
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Turkey Mirko Mirkovic
Engin İpekoğlu
Fuat Yaman
Güvenç Kurtar
Hikmet Karaman
Mustafa Denizli
Holger Osieck
Izmit
İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season. They won Turkish Cup twice in 1997 and 2002.
Foundation
Prior to establishment of Kocaelispor, the Executive board representatives of Baçspor, a local football club, had demanded a new plat from İzmit Municipality to assure a place for training the sports in 1957. Osman Gencal, city mayor at the time, had been interested in finding a place for training due to his sportive background as a former sportsman and a member of Baçspor. Therefore, the municipality had given a 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) wide plat to Baçspor, as the plat had been sold for a symbolic cost of 1 LiraTurkish lira
The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...
.
Baçspor had sold the plat for 283,000 Liras and had a new place in Baç district of İzmit; and begun to a new construction. In 1964, Baçspor club board planned to found a new team at professional level and compete in 2nd Division
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...
. However, federation regulation of that time was stating that it was required to compound at least 3 teams and have appropriate facilities. Then, in 1966, three teams which are Baçspor, İzmit Gençlik and Doğanspor had come together, combined and founded Kocaelispor. Three club boards had consensus on every subject and embraced the green and black as the club colours. Then, it had been held a club congress in common and the new club board had been elected. Kocaelispor had spent 175,000 Liras to gather their first squad ever to compete in 2nd Division in 1966.
Kocaelispor was promoted to the 1st Division for the first time in 1980. They competed 8 seasons consecutively until their relegation in 1988. However, during this phase, the club has relegated once in 1986–87 season
Turkish First Football League 1986-87
-Overview:It was performed in 19 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.-League table:-References:*...
and come back after a Turkish Council of State
Turkish Council of State
The Turkish Council of State is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is based in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts....
verdict.
1992–93 season: Legendary Roster
After the relegation in 1988, they escaped from relegation to third level in 1990 and Bartınspor relegated. They were back in top level football campaign of Turkey, 1st Division, in 1992. Following this comeback, Kocaelispor had obtained their best league position performance. The team had a sensational start for the season. Beating KayserisporKayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...
with a 7–2 final score in 1st match day, collecting 31 points in first 10 weeks, Kocaelispor ended the first half of the fixture as the league leader. However, team had consecutive defeats and finished the season as the 4th of the ladder of 1992–93 season
Turkish First Football League 1992-93
- Overview :It was performed in 16 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.-League table:- References :*...
. The team represented Turkey at UEFA Cup next season.
The manager of team was Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar is a Turkish football manager and former forward who works as head coach for Diyarbakirspor.-Career:Born in Uşak, Kurtar began playing football with Beşiktaş J.K.. He played at Mersin Idman Yurdu, Bursaspor, Altay S.K...
and the roster was including respectable players. Fahrudin Omerović
Fahrudin Omerovic
Fahrudin Omerović is a retired Yugoslav/Bosnian football goalkeeper. He is assistant coach of Fenerbahçe. In Turkey he is known as Fahrettin Ömerli since he took Turkish citizenship while playing there.-Career:...
was the substitute keeper of Yugoslavia squad
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
. Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski is a former Macedonian footballer and the current manager of Armenian Premier League club Banants Yerevan.-Playing career:...
and Mirko Mirković
Mirko Mirkovic
Miško Mirković is a former Serbian international footballer. He played all position of defensive and midfield position....
(latterly gained Turkish citizenship with name Mert Meriç) are other Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
players in defence
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
position. Bülent Uygun
Bülent Uygun
Bülent Uygun is a former Turkish professional footballer, and current Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor's manager. He played as an attacking midfielder after starting his career as a striker, and was the captain of Fenerbahçe. His nickname is The Soldier due to his strict rules during his management time...
had played at forward position alongside national striker Saffet Sancaklı
Saffet Sancakli
Saffet Sancaklı is a retired Turkish football striker. He played for Turkey national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship. He scored 130 goals in Turkish Premiere League with different teams...
. Both players then joined Istanbul clubs. Uygun achieved league top scorer honour while playing for Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe SK
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )...
and Sancaklı first joined Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
but returned the club in 1995 and at the end of season, he joined Fenerbahçe. Bülent Baturman, Halil İbrahim Kara, Melih Erdem, Ergun Kula are some of other notable players at that squad.
Recent History
Kocaelispor had achieved another successful league position in 1995–96 seasonTurkish First Football League 1995-96
-Overview:It was performed in 18 teams, and Fenerbahçe S.K. won the championship. The season was notable for Graeme Souness's season-long cameo as the manager of Galatasary.-League table:-References:*...
as the 5th best team on the table and competed at Intertoto Cup on following season.
Kocaelispor had the Turkish Cup title twice, in 1997 and 2002 against 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...
and Beşiktaş, respectively. On following season of 2002–03
Süper Lig 2002-03
The 2002-03 Turkish First Football League was the 45th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season celebrated the centenary of Beşiktaş J.K., who became eventual champions...
, the team has been relegated again as finishing last. After total of 5 seasons competition at TFF First League
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...
, Kocaelispor had the championship in 2007–08
TFF First League 2007-08
Bank Asya First League is second-highest division overall in the Turkish football league system after the Super League....
season and returned Süper Lig. However, this return lasted one season due to money shortage and relegated again to First League after lost 3–1 home match against 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 May 9, 2009 at Round 31 as finishing 17th. Kocaelispor relegated to TFF Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...
, third tier of Turkish football once after 2–1 losing away match against Kartalspor
Kartalspor
Kartal SK is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006-2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007-2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a...
on April 4, 2010.
Kocaelispor were managed by 3 managers during 2007–2008 season: Fuat Yaman
Fuat Yaman
Fuat Yaman is a Turkish football coach now employed as the coach of the Konyaspor.Yaman is a product of the Beşiktaş J.K. youth system having played 4 years with the club. He became professional at Beşiktaş at second half of 1978-79 season...
(from 1st–10th weeks), Kayhan Çubuklu (11th–31st) and Engin İpekoğlu
Engin Ipekoglu
Engin İpekoğlu is a former football goalkeeper. Currently, he is employed as goalkeeper coach to the Turkey national football team....
(32nd–34th). They returned to Turkcell Super League as the title holders of last TFF First League
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...
season. However, this promotion was followed by successive two relegations and they played TFF Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...
once in 2010–11 season.
Supporters
Kocaelispor boasts a large support base throughout Turkey, particularly in Marmara Region and Black Sea Region. The club's main fan base known as Hodri Meydan.Former sponsors
- Bank AsyaBank AsyaBank Asya was established in October 24, 1996 with its head officein Istanbul, as the sixth private finance house ofTurkey. The company's name, which had been previously "Asya Finans Kurumu...
(2009-2010)
- HyundaiHyundaiHyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
(2008-2009)
Achievements
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (2): 1997, 2002
- TFF First LeagueTFF First LeagueThe 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...
- Winners (3): 1980, 1992, 2008
Kocaelispor in Europe
UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
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| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98 The season 1997-98 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against VfB Stuttgart.-Qualifying round:-First leg:... |
1R |  |
FC Naţional Bucureşti FC National Bucuresti Fotbal Club Progresul Bucureşti is a Romanian football club from Bucharest, founded in 1944... |
2-0 | 1–0 | 3-0 |
| 2R |  |
Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
0-0 | 1–2 | 0-0 |
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...
/UEFA Europa League:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 1R |  |
Sporting CP | 0-0 | 0–2 | 0-2 |
| 2002-03 | 1R |  |
Ferencváros | 0-1 | 0–4 | 0-5 |
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...
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| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GS |  |
CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army... |
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| GS |  |
Strasbourg RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace... |
1–1 | |||
| GS |  |
Hibernians Hibernians F.C. Hibernians F.C. is a Maltese football club hailing from the town of Paola, Malta. It is one of the top football teams in Malta. The club was founded in 1922, but football in Paola, Raħal Ġdid in Maltese, dates back to 1894. The team has a long successful story in its history. Hibernians has always... |
5-3 | |||
| GS | |
Uralmash FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast FC Ural is a Russian football club. The club is based in Yekaterinburg but represents all Sverdlovsk Oblast. The club is in the Russian First Division.-Club colours:-History:... |
0–2 | |||
| 1999 | 2R |  |
Ventspils FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... |
2-0 | 1–1 | 3-1 |
| 3R | |
MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
0-3 | 0–0 | 0-3 | |
| 2000 | 1R | FK Atlantas FK Atlantas FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The team currently plays on the first level of the Lithuanian football league pyramid.... |
0-1 | 1–0 | 1-1 (4-5 p.) | |
Current squad
According to official club web site, as of 30 September 2011Notable players
Germany Ahmet DursunAhmet Dursun
Ahmet Dursun is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays for Kocaelispor in the Turkcell Super League.-Career:...
Bülent Baturman Bülent Bölükbaşı
Bülent Bölükbasi
Bülent Bölükbaşı is a Turkish footballer who plays for Giresunspor in the TFF First League.He is the former captain and midfielder for the Gaziantepspor soccer club in Gaziantep, Turkey...
Cihan Haspolatlı
Cihan Haspolatli
Cihan Haspolatlı, born on January 4, 1980 in Diyarbakır, Turkey is a Turkish football player in midfield and right back positions. He is currently playing for Büyükşehir Belediyespor.-Club career:Formerly, he played for Kocaelispor and Galatasaray...
Ergün Teber
Ergün Teber
Ergün Teber is a Turkish football player. He currently plays as a left back for Samsunspor in the Süper Lig.-External links:* * at TFF.org* at transfermarkt.de...
Germany Erhan AlbayrakErhan Albayrak
Erhan Albayrak is a German born Turkish footballer. He currently plays for KFC Uerdingen.-Career:...
Erman Güraçar
Erman Güraçar
Erman Güraçar is a Turkish footballer.-Career:Güraçar currently plays for Bucaspor in Turkey. He plays as a left/right back and fullback...
Faruk Yiğit
Faruk Yigit
Faruk Yiğit was a Turkish football player.He played for several clubs, including Orhangazi Gençlerbirliği, Yalovaspor, Boluspor, Kocaelispor, Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü and Diyarbakırspor....
Fevzi Tuncay
Fevzi Tuncay
Fevzi Tuncay is a Turkish football goalkeeper who plays for Kocaelispor in the TFF First League.He became professional in Muğlaspor. He transferred to Beşiktaş in 1997. He played mostly for Beşiktaş J.K. and Samsunspor. He also played for Gaziantepspor and Malatyaspor...
Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar is a Turkish football manager and former forward who works as head coach for Diyarbakirspor.-Career:Born in Uşak, Kurtar began playing football with Beşiktaş J.K.. He played at Mersin Idman Yurdu, Bursaspor, Altay S.K...
Halil İbrahim Kara İbrahim Kaş
Ibrahim Kas
İbrahim Kaş is a Turkish footballer who plays for Mersin İdmanyurdu as either a central or right defender.-Club career:...
Murat Hacıoğlu
Murat Hacioglu
Murat Hacıoğlu is a Turkish footballer.He previously played for Etimesgut Şekerspor, Diyarbakırspor, Konyaspor, and Fenerbahçe SK. After his successful seasons at different Anatolian clubs, he joined to the powerful İstanbul club, Fenerbahçe SK...
Germany Mustafa ÖzkanMustafa Özkan
Mustafa Özkan is a Turkish football player. He currently plays striker for Rizespor in the TFF First League.Özkan played two seasons for Stuttgarter Kickers in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, appearing in 20 league matches...
Orhan Ak
Orhan Ak
Orhan Ak is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bucaspor in the Süper Lig.-Club career:Ak began his professional career with Kocaelispor in 1996. He played for the club until 2003, totaling 77 appearances for the club, as well as several caps for various levels of youth...
Orhan Kaynak Osman Özköylü
Osman Özköylü
Osman Özköylü is a retired Turkish footballer.He played for Aydınspor , Trabzonspor , Samsunspor , Kayserispor , Kocaelispor , Etimesgut Şekerspor and Uşakspor...
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Saffet SancaklıSaffet Sancakli
Saffet Sancaklı is a retired Turkish football striker. He played for Turkey national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship. He scored 130 goals in Turkish Premiere League with different teams...
Serdar Kulbilge
Serdar Kulbilge
Serdar Kulbilge , is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for MKE Ankaragücü at the goalkeeper position.Fenerbahçe transferred him from Bursaspor at the start of 2005–06 season...
Serdar Topraktepe
Serdar Topraktepe
Serdar Topraktepe is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor. He can play as a striker or as a left sided winger. He wears the jersey number 41, which is also the license plate for Kocaeli. His excellent displays in 2007-08 season for Kocaelispor helped...
Taner Gülleri
Taner Gülleri
Taner Gülleri , is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a striker for İstanbul B.B. in the Turkcell Süper Lig.-Career:Gülleri was the top scorer of the Bank Asya 1. Lig last season with 21 goals.-References:...
Germany Tayfur HavutçuTayfur Havutçu
Tayfur Havutçu is a former Turkish international footballer and manager.He started his career in Germany and played for German club SV Darmstadt 98 before he left for Turkey. In the 1993/94 season he was transferred to the Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K.. After spending two years there, he was then...
Tolga Seyhan
Tolga Seyhan
Tolga Seyhan is a Turkish footballer who plays for the club Hacettepespor in the Turkish Super Lig. He was born in Giresun, a city on the Black Sea.-Club career:...
Uğur Boral
Ugur Boral
Uğur Boral is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe as well as the Turkish national team.Boral is a gifted play-maker and surprises goalkeepers with his deceptive shot...
Ziya Doğan
Ziya Dogan
Ziyaettin Dogan is a Turkish football manager now employed as the manager of Ankaragücü.-Career:Dogan has played at Beşiktaş , Ankaragücü , Kocaelispor and Zeytinburnuspor...
Rashad Sadygov
Rashad sadygov
Rashad Farhad oghlu Sadygov is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side FK Qarabağ.In 2006, as a result of missing the registration deadline for the Azerbaijani football club side PFC Neftchi, Sadygov played basketball for local club BK...
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....
Bosnia and Herzegovina Predrag PažinPredrag Pažin
Predrag Pažin is a naturalized Bulgarian former football player who has Bosnian Serb descent, and the current manager of Botev Kozloduy.Pazin had a decent spell at FK Partizan, before moving on to Levski Sofia in 1999...
Alex Yordanov Samir Muratović
Samir Muratovic
Samir Muratović is a Bosnian footballer, currently playing for Sturm Graz.-Football career:Muratović started his career at FK Drina Zvornik. He then moved to Turkey for Kocaelispor. In 1999, he moved back to Bosnia for FK Željezničar Sarajevo of the Bosnian Premier League...
Capone Julio Cesar
Júlio César Mendes Moreira
Júlio César Mendes Moreira is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Salgueiro.-São Paulo state:Born in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state, Júlio César was signed by Portuguesa Santista in 2004. In January 2005 he extended his contract for 1 more year but left for Inter de Limeira on loan...
David Louhoungou
David Louhoungou
David Louhoungou is a French-Congolese football player who is currently playing for Kocaelispor in the Turkey.-Career:...
Tomislav Erceg
Tomislav Erceg
Tomislav Erceg is a retired Croatian football player. He has made four appearances for the Croatia national football team, scoring one goal in a friendly game against Turkey on 12 June 1997....
Ayman Abdelaziz
Ayman Abdelaziz
Ayman Mohamed Abdelaziz is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Misr El Makasa in Egypt. He had been out of Egypt for a very long time, after playing most of his career in Turkey.He has Turkish citizenship after long time spent in Turkey....
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.During nearly 20 years, in played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal, where he appeared for four teams in the 90's.-Club career:...
Grigol Imedadze
Grigol Imedadze
Grigol Imedadze is a Georgian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo-2008 Kutaisi.-External links:* * *...
Akeem Agbetu
Akeem Agbetu
Akeem Agbetu , is a Nigerian football player, who plays for Karşıyaka.- Style :Agbetu is a quick and aggressive striker loaded with good dribbling skills and technically sound also credited for his entertaining fancy footwork and flamboyant style of play...
Turkey Roman DąbrowskiRoman Dabrowski
Roman Dąbrowski , aka Kaan Dobra , is a former Polish professional footballer and assistant manager at Beşiktaş....
Dumitru Stângaciu
Dumitru Stângaciu
Dan Dumitru Stângaciu, , is a former football goalkeeper and coach, winner of the European Cup in 1986 and the European Supercup one year later...
Sabin Ilie
Sabin Ilie
Sabin Ilie is a retired Romanian football striker.-Career as player:Ilie was nicknamed "Cobra" for his cunning and goalscoring talent, and had a long career where he would play for nineteen clubs. He began his career with Electroputere Craiova, and played for FC Steaua Bucureşti and Naţional...
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Kamoltsev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Torpedo Kurgan.-Honours:* Russian Premier League bronze: 2000....
Đorđe Tutorić Dušan Anđelković Nenad Jestrović
Nenad Jestrovic
Nenad Jestrović is a retired Serbian football forward, last playing for FC Metz.-Career:...
Sheriff Suma
Sheriff Suma
Sheriff Suma nickname Awilo, is a Sierra Leonean international footballer of Guinean descent. He is a winger for Ravan Baku and for the Sierra Leone national football team. He was a member of Sierra Leone U-17 team at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland...
John Moshoeu
John Moshoeu
John "Shoes" Leshiba Moshoeu is a retired South African football player who last played for Alexandra United.-Career:...
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski is a former Macedonian footballer and the current manager of Armenian Premier League club Banants Yerevan.-Playing career:...
Turkey Mirko MirkovicMirko Mirkovic
Miško Mirković is a former Serbian international footballer. He played all position of defensive and midfield position....
Former managers
Yılmaz VuralYilmaz Vural
Yılmaz Vural is a Turkish football coach. He was a footballer and played as midfielder in Hacettepe and Sivasspor in 1970's. He is currently the manager of Turkish side Konyaspor....
Engin İpekoğlu
Engin Ipekoglu
Engin İpekoğlu is a former football goalkeeper. Currently, he is employed as goalkeeper coach to the Turkey national football team....
Fuat Yaman
Fuat Yaman
Fuat Yaman is a Turkish football coach now employed as the coach of the Konyaspor.Yaman is a product of the Beşiktaş J.K. youth system having played 4 years with the club. He became professional at Beşiktaş at second half of 1978-79 season...
Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar
Güvenç Kurtar is a Turkish football manager and former forward who works as head coach for Diyarbakirspor.-Career:Born in Uşak, Kurtar began playing football with Beşiktaş J.K.. He played at Mersin Idman Yurdu, Bursaspor, Altay S.K...
Hikmet Karaman
Hikmet Karaman
Hikmet Karaman has managed many Turkish football teams. First, he worked as an assistant coach for managers like Reinhard Saftig, Mustafa Denizli, Holger Osieck. Then as a manager he worked with Galatasaray, Kocaelispor, Caykur Rizespor, Adanaspor, Erzurumspor, Kayserispor, Ankaragucu, Ankaraspor...
Mustafa Denizli
Mustafa Denizli
Mustafa Denizli is a former Turkish football player and coach. He has won the Turkish League title five times, all with the 'Istanbul Big Three' . He is currently the only manager in history to win the Turkish league with three different clubs...
Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck
Holger Osieck is a German football coach and current coach of the Australian national association football team. Prior to the Australian role, he most recently managed J.League club Urawa Red Diamonds, where he won the 2007 AFC Champions League. He served as an assistant coach of West Germany...