Serdar Topraktepe (born August 25, 1976 in İstanbul) is a Turkish retired

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who last played for Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor. He played as a

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or as a left sided winger. He wore the jersey number 41, which is also the license plate for Kocaeli.

Professional career

His excellent displays in 2007–08 season for Kocaelispor helped his team to win promotion from

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. Serdar was a skillful forward with flair and fierce shots. He was capped only twice for

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at senior level, despite having represented Turkey several times at youth levels. In his long career he had four league and two

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titles.

Personal life

Serdar is the brother of the footballer Ömer Topraktepe.

Honours

;

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

* Turkish Super League: 1994–95, 2002–03 *

: 1997–98 *

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; Kocaelispor *

: 2001–02 *

: 2007–08 ;

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In th ...

: 2005–06

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