Ahmet Dursun (born 25 January 1978) is a Turkish former professional

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Career

Dursun started his career in Germany when he signed for

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. In 1996, he was transferred to the Turkish club

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and he was selected for the

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. In the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by Istanbul club Beşiktaş J.K. and he scored 21 goals in his first season. After such a successful year, the pressure of maintaining that high level of football got to him and he transferred to a

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to play for

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. Dursun made his comeback in the 2004–05 season signing on with another

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club, Istanbulspor. Before the second half of the season could even begin, Beşiktaş J.K. immediately re-signed him.

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