Erkan Sözeri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erkan Sözeri | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bandırmaspor (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Gaziantepspor | 79 | (4) |
1991–1992 | Trabzonspor | 8 | (0) |
1992–1998 | Gençlerbirliği | 186 | (20) |
1998–2000 | Fenerbahçe | 13 | (0) |
1999 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2000–2001 | Göztepe | 46 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Kırıkkalespor (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
2006–2007 | Muğlaspor | ||
2007 | Uşakspor (assistant) | ||
2007–2008 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
2008 | Türk Telekom | ||
2008–2009 | İskenderunspor | ||
2009–2011 | Fethiyespor | ||
2011–2012 | Orduspor (assistant) | ||
2012 | Tokatspor | ||
2012–2013 | Fethiyespor | ||
2013 | Alanyaspor | ||
2013–2014 | Orduspor | ||
2014 | Orduspor | ||
2014–2015 | Giresunspor | ||
2015 | Balıkesirspor | ||
2015–2016 | Giresunspor | ||
2016 | Adana Demirspor | ||
2016–2017 | Ümraniyespor | ||
2017 | Karabükspor | ||
2017 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | ||
2018–2019 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
2019 | Giresunspor | ||
2019–2020 | BB Erzurumspor | ||
2020–2023 | Bandırmaspor | ||
2023- | Karşıyaka S.K. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erkan Sözeri (born 19 May 1966) is a Turkish football coach and former player who currently serves as the manager of Karşıyaka S.K.[1] He is best known for his playing career with Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Professional career
[edit]Erkan begun his professional career with Gaziantepspor, whom he helped promote to the Süper Lig. He moved to Trabzonspor where he won the Turkish Cup, before transferring to Gençlerbirliği where he spent the majority of his professional career. At the age of 32, he moved to Fenerbahçe, before finishing his career at Göztepe.[2]
Managerial career
[edit]Erkan managed a variety of Turkish clubs in the TFF First League and TFF Second League before coaching the professional Kardemir Karabükspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. On 25 September 2017 he resigned from Karabükspor after a series of bad results,[3] and is currently at Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Trabzonspor
- Turkish Cup: 1991–92[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "Erkan Sözeri Haberleri ve Erkan Sözeri Gelişmeleri". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ.
- ^ fanatik. "Erkan Sözeri'nin istifası kabul edildi". Fanatik.
- ^ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Erkan Sözeri at the Turkish Football Federation
- TFF Manager Profile
- Erkan Sözeri at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Mackolik Manager Profile
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ankara
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkish football managers
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
- Göztepe S.K. footballers
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF First League players
- Gaziantep F.K. managers
- Kardemir Karabükspor managers
- Adana Demirspor managers
- Orduspor managers
- Türk Telekom GSK managers
- Şanlıurfaspor managers
- Süper Lig managers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Ümraniyespor managers