Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bülent Korkmaz | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Malatya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Galatasaray A2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–2005 | Galatasaray | 430 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1990–2005 | Turkey | 102 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | Gençlerbirliği (Assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Erciyesspor | ||
| 2007 | Bursaspor | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2009 | Galatasaray | ||
| 2009–2010 | Baku | ||
| 2011–2012 | Karabükspor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Istanbul B.B. | ||
| 2014–2015 | Erciyesspor | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mersin İY | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968 in Malatya), known by his nicknames The Stick, Büyük Kaptan and Cengaver –literally meaning "The Stick", Great Captain and The Warrior, respectively–, is a retired Turkish football centre back and current football manager. He is a one club man, played for Galatasaray for his whole career between 1987 and 2005, winning eight Turkish League crowns, six Turkish Cups, five Turkish Super Cups, a UEFA Cup and a UEFA Super Cup. He retired at the end of the 2004–2005 season, having made over 100 appearances for Turkey.
Bülent entered the Galatasaray youth setup at the age of 11 as a goalkeeper. His coach at the time said that he was not suited for that role so he was moved into the defensive midfielder role, and subsequently became a central defender. At age 16 he was offered a contract by German club Bayer Leverkusen. However, he remained at Galatasaray, where he was promoted to the senior squad in 1987.
Bülent spent a quarter of a century at Galatasaray, where he won 29 trophies, including one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, 8 league titles and 5 domestic cups. He reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in the 1988–1989 season. Bülent became the 13th player in history to make 100 European club competition appearances, and made 102 such appearances in all. Internationally, he was the first Turkish international to reach 100 caps, gaining 102 by the time of his retirement.
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