Ömer Erdoğan (born 3 May 1977) is a Turkish

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and former player who last coached

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since t ...

Playing career

Erdoğan began his professional career in Germany. He signed with

KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional Football in Germany, German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the German football league system, fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwe ...

when he was 17, and moved to

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...

the following year. Erdoğan played with fellow Turkish-German footballers

Deniz Barış Deniz Barış (born 2 July 1977) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Career Born in Kemah, Turkey, Barış played for SV Este 06/70 in his youth. He had an important role when FC St. ...

and

Cem Karaca Muhtar Cem Karaca (5 April 1945 – 8 February 2004) was a Turkish legendary rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement. He was a graduate of Robert College. He worked with various Turkish rock bands suc ...

at the time. Erdoğan was transferred to

Erzurumspor Erzurumspor was a sports club located in Erzurum, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The club also played in Turkish First League between 1998 and 2001. It fell into money shortage since 2000 and gradually f ...

in 1998.

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

courted Erdoğan in 1998, but he chose to sign with Erzurumspor instead. He would end up signing for Bursaspor in 2006. Erdoğan had a successful stint at

Diyarbakırspor Diyarbakırspor is a Turkish football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, they are nicknamed ''Diyar'' ("Land"). Domestically, Diyarbakırspor have finished runners-up for the 1.Lig (Second Division) in 1976–77, and in ...

from 2001 to 2003. At the end of the 2002–03 season, 15–16 clubs were interested in signing the centre back. He eventually signed for

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, citing

Fatih Terim Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish people, Turkish professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He is the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab FC (Riyadh), Al-Shabab ...

, then manager of the Istanbul-based club, as the main reason behind the move. He was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

in 2009–10.

Coaching career

On 29 August 2022, the day after the resignation of

Mustafa Dalcı Mustafa Dalcı (born 1 July 1973) is a Turkish association football manager and a former player. Managerial career After an unassuming career as an amateur footballer, Dalcı managed various amateur sides in Turkey. He managed Ankaraspor in the ...

, Erdoğan became the new manager of

club

MKE Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the ...

Honours

Bursaspor *

: 2009–10

References

External links

TFF.org profile
* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Kassel German sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Men's association football defenders Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players KSV Hessen Kassel players FC St. Pauli players Erzurumspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Malatyaspor footballers Bursaspor footballers Turkish football managers German football managers Süper Lig managers Alanyaspor managers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. managers Hatayspor managers Sivasspor managers MKE Ankaragücü managers {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub

Playing career

Coaching career

Honours

See also

References

External links