Ahmet Yıldırım (born 25 February 1974) is a Turkish

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coach and former player who last coached

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Club career

Yıldırım was born in

Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol ...

. He played for Fenerbahçe S.K.,

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, Ankaragücü,

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Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

and

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in the Turkish

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International career

Yıldırım appeared in four matches for the senior Turkey national team. His debut was a second-half substitute in a friendly against Ukraine on 12 February 2003. He also appeared in one match at the

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Honours

Galatasaray *

: 1999–2000 *

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: 1999–2000 *

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: 1999–2000 *

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Beşiktaş *

: 2002–03 Turkey * FIFA Confederations Cup 2003: Third place

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* 1974 births Living people People from Amasya Sportspeople from Amasya Province Turkish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players UEFA Europa League–winning players Süper Lig players Adanaspor footballers Malatyaspor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers İstanbulspor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Samsunspor footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey Çorum F.K. managers Amed S.F.K. managers Erzurumspor F.K. managers {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub