Şenol Çorlu (born 3 December 1958 in

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) is a retired

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player and currently Fenerbahçe SK academy director as of September 2008. He was one of the fans' favourites when he was playing for Fenerbahçe. He began football in

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in 1975–76 season and played there for 4 years. He was transferred to

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due to Petrol Ofisi's relegation to the amateur league in 1979. He improved in Orduspor and was transferred to

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in 1981. He played as striker there, and was transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1984. His position was striker at first, midfielder after 1990. He won 2 league championships with Fenerbahçe – seasons 1984–85 and 1988–89. He was loaned to

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during the 1991–92 season. He retired from football after the end of that season. He played 17 times for

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, making his debut on 23 September 1981 against the

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. He also played 13 times for Turkey U21. He scored 4 international goals.

External links

Player profile at TFF.orgCoach profile on TFF.org
1961 births Men's association football forwards Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Living people Orduspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Footballers from Ankara {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub