Ceyhun Eriş (born 15 May 1977) is a Turkish retired professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as an

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Club career

Eriş began his professional career with local club

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 ...

in 1995. He made his cup debut against

Denizlispor Denizlispor is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seati ...

on 14 December 1995, and made his league debut against the same club a week later.

Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...

loaned the youngster for the 1996–97 season, where he made 27 appearances and scored three goals. After returning to Galatasaray, Eriş continued playing for the youth team. He was loaned out to Göztepe for two consecutive seasons, and left Galatasaray for

Siirtspor Siirt S.K. was a sports club located in Siirt, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. It was founded as Siirt YSE (Road Water Electricity) in 1969. It was renamed as Siirt Köy Hizmetleri in 1989, as Siirt Jetpa S.K. in 1999 and a ...

in 1999. He made three appearances for the

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

-based club during his four-year tenure. After scoring 24 goals in 54 matches in the

TFF Second League The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...

with Siirtspor, he moved to Fenerbahçe. Eriş spent two years with the club before transferring to

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 ...

in 2003. City rivals Gençlerbirliği transferred him the following season. He would continue moving clubs, playing for seven clubs over a five-year span from 2005 to 2010, transferring twice to

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

and MKE Ankaragücü. He transferred to

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 ...

in 2010 and was transferred to Denizlispor in 2011.

International career

He won his first international cap for

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at the age of 32, when he started a 2010 World Cup qualifier against

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

on 10 October 2009.

References

External links

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Turkish Football Federation profile
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Ceyhun Eriş: "Gençler kendi önlerini açacak"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eris, Ceyhun 1977 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Süper Lig players K League 1 players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Galatasaray S.K. footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Siirtspor footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Konyaspor footballers Samsunspor footballers Trabzonspor footballers FC Seoul players Assyriska FF players Sivasspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Superettan players

Club career

International career

See also

References

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