Mehmet Altıparmak (born 1 May 1969) is a Turkish professional

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and former player. As a footballer, Altıparmak played as a

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Career

Altıparmak was a footballer throughout the pro and semi-pro divisions in Turkey. A journeyman, he began his career with Gençlerbirliği and had stints at Petrolofisi,

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, Diyarbakırspor,

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, Çanakkale Dardanelspor,

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, and

Managerial career

Altıparmak is a journeyman manager for the Turkish semi-pro and pro leagues. He began as an assistant coach to Ümit Kayıhan at Kocaelispor, who was his former manager

. He began managing with Kartalspor in 2007, and since has had stints with Tarsus, 1922 Konyaspor, Altay,

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, Kartalspor,

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, BB Erzurumspor,

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, and Akhisarspor. In 2018, he promoted BB Erzurumspor into the

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. Again, in 2020, he helped

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get promoted to the Süper Lig for the first time in their history. He followed that up with contracts at Kasımpaşa, and most recently as of 2021, Gençlerbirliği.

References

External links

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TFF Manager Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altiparmak, Mehmet 1969 births Living people Footballers from Ankara Turkish men's footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Denizlispor footballers Bursaspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers Turanspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers Elazığspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Çanakkale Dardanelspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Turkish football managers Kartal S.K. managers Altay S.K. managers Yeni Malatyaspor managers Alanyaspor managers Denizlispor managers Elazığspor managers Gaziantep F.K. managers Akhisarspor managers Hatayspor managers Kasımpaşa S.K. managers Samsunspor managers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Süper Lig managers Men's association football midfielders Kocaelispor managers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen