Adem Büyük (born 30 August 1987) is a Turkish professional football manager and a former player who played primarily as a striker but also as a

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. He is the manager of

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. He is a former international for Turkey, also earning caps with the U-18 and U-21 squads.

Club career

Büyük started his career with local club

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. He spent a year at Arhavispor before

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transferred him in 2003. Büyük did not make any appearances for the club, spending his time on loan at

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, and

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. On 28 June 2019, Adem signed a two-year deal on a free transfer to

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International career

On 15 November 2013, Büyük played his first national match for

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against

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Managerial career

He was appointed a player–coach at

on 7 February 2022, after

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left the team the same day. On 25 February he left the club.

Honours

;Galatasaray * Süper Kupa (1):

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;Individual * U21 Ligi Top Scorer: 2004–05 (26 goals)

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* * 1987 births People from Hopa Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Zeytinburnuspor footballers Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers Altay S.K. footballers Manisaspor footballers Boluspor footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Manisa F.K. footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Turkish football managers Yeni Malatyaspor managers 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{turkey-footy-forward-stub