Sedat Bayrak (born 10 April 1981) is a Turkish professional

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who last played as a

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for Ankaragücü.

Club career

Bayrak began his career with local club Yomraspor in 1992. He spent seven years at the club before moving on to another local club,

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. The club loaned him out to

Erzurumspor Erzurumspor was a sports club located in Erzurum, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The club also played in Turkish First League between 1998 and 2001. It fell into money shortage since 2000 and gradually f ...

for the 2000–01 season, and he was transferred to

Akçaabat Sebatspor Akçaabat Sebatspor was a Turkish association football, football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon Province. They played their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923. History Akçaabat Sebatspor ...

at the end of the season. He made 102 appearances for the club before he was transferred 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 2005.

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 ...

transferred him in 2007.

International career

Bayrak received his first call up to the

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during

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. He was in the match squad for a match against

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, but did not make an appearance. He also has two caps for the Turkey A2 team.

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* 1981 births Living people People from Yomra Footballers from Trabzon Province Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Trabzonspor footballers Erzurumspor footballers Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Sivasspor footballers Orduspor footballers Elazığspor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub