Ali Erdal Keser (born 20 June 1961) is a Turkish former professional

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who is director of sport of

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

. A

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, he played for

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, Galatasaray,

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea ...

and the Turkey national team.

Career

Keser was born in

Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is ...

, Turkey but his family moved to

Hagen Hagen () is the 41st-largest city in Germany. The municipality is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme (met by t ...

, West Germany, where he grew up. He began his youth career with SSV Hagen.

signed him when he was 17 years old and started with the regular squad at the age of 18. He transferred to

in 1984–85 season and played there for two seasons. He returned to Borussia Dortmund for the 1986–87 season. He then signed for

and became team captain. In 1989, he returned for a second spell at Galatasaray where he played until retirement in 1994. He was the assistant manager for

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at Galatasaray between 2007 and 2009. In May 2015 Keser was announced to be the new manager of Swiss outfit

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. Keser made 25 appearances for the Turkey national team from 1982 to 1991.

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