Erkan Sözeri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erkan Sözeri | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Leftback | ||
| 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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003-2004 | MKE Kırıkkalespor (co-trainer) | ||
| 2004-2005 | MKE Kırıkkalespor | ||
| 2006-2007 | Muğlaspor | ||
| 2007 | Uşakspor | ||
| 2007-2008 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
| 2008 | Türk Telekom GSK | ||
| 2008-2009 | Körfez İskenderunspor | ||
| 2009-2011 | Fethiyespor | ||
| 2011-2012 | Orduspor (co-trainer) | ||
| 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 | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
| 2017 | Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2018 | |||
Erkan Sözeri (born 19 May 1966) is a Turkish football manager and retired footballer who played as a leftback. He is currently the manager of Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. in the TFF First League,[1] and is best known for his playing career with Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Professional career
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
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..
References
- ↑ "Erkan Sözeri dikkat çekti".
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Erkan Sözeri at the Turkish Football Federation
- TFF Manager Profile
- Erkan Sözeri at Mackolick.com (in Turkish)
- Mackolik Manager Profile