Zafer Biryol (born 2 October 1976) is a retired

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. He last played as a

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for Anadolu Selçukluspor. He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms.

Club career

He was the Super Lig's top scorer in the 2004–05 season with

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. During the 2005/06 season, Zafer was transferred to ''Big Three'' club Fenerbahçe. He did not play in many games, as was used primarily as a backup. A surplus to requirements, Zafer was transferred to

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

early in the 2006/07 season. He was transferred to

Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...

at mid of 2006/07 season. Biryol retired from being a football player in 2011.

International career

He appeared in five matches for the senior

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, debuting as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Denmark on 18 February 2004.

Prosecution

In January 2020 he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the

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