Fevzi Zemzem (27 June 1941 – 21 March 2022) was a Turkish professional

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who played as a striker for Göztepe and the Turkey national team.

Playing career

Zemzem played for Göztepe for his entire fourteen-year professional career. He scored 136 goals

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goals during that time and was the top scorer in the 1967–68 season. He was also the joint top-scorer in the 1968–69 season with 17 goals but asked that

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receive the trophy instead. In the second leg of the

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final on 20 May 1970, Zemzem scored twice to help Göztepe to a 3–1 win on the night and a 4–3 win on aggregate against

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. On 28 June 1970, he scored in the

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as Göztepe defeated Fenerbahçe 3–1 to secure the title. At the international level, Zemzem played 18 times for the Turkey senior national team.

Managerial career

His first accomplishment came when he was the coach of

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. That year Orduspor finished fourth in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

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(1981–82) and

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(in 1985–86 season) were promoted to premier league thanks to Zemzem's coaching.

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and Dobi Hasan were his students.

Honours

Göztepe *

: 1968–69, 1969–70; runner-up: 1966–67 *

: 1970; runner-up: 1969 Individual * Gol Kralı: 1967–68 *Turkish Cup top scorer: 1969–70

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Fevzi Zemzem manager stats in Turkey
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Playing career

Managerial career

Honours

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