Ali Kurtuluş Gültiken (born 27 June 1965) is a former professional

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player,

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, and

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. He is a part of the most famous trio of the Turkish football team

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history alongside

Metin Tekin Metin Tekin (born 8 May 1964) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who played as a striker or winger. As a player, he spent most of his career with Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, distri ...

and

Feyyaz Uçar Feyyaz Uçar (born 27 October 1963) is a Turkish former professional football player, who played as a striker, and more recently a coach. Career Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Uçar started his football career at Avcılar Spor Klübü. Attracting va ...

in the early 1990s.

Career

Playing career

He had begun his career in an amateur

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club ''Bakırköy Yücespor Kulübü'' right before his transition to Beşiktaş in 1983. After his training process in youth system, he was promoted the senior squad in 1984–85 season. His usual position was

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whereas, coach of the team at that period

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decided to make him play in

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line due to his decisive training mood and his ambition. Gültiken reached the peak of his football with scoring 30 goals in 38 matches in 1987–88 season in which he had the second place in top scorers ranking after

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. Thus, he had the 6th place in European Top Scorers Ranking in the same season. During the 1991–92 season, when Beşiktaş had achieved the title with an undefeated team record, Gültiken scored a crucial goal against Galatasaray on 9 May 1992 before suffering a massive injury. He had a long break from football and he never recovered totally. After he returned to the team, he could not find a regular place in the line-up and eventually he had to leave the club at the age of 30 in 1995. He joined

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in 1995 and spent the last season of his professional football career. He played only 5 matches with Kayserispor in 1995–96 season. His testimonial match was between Beşiktaş and

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Post retirement

Gültiken had spent his time with investing the textile sector once again which he has had an initial attempt in his beginning time of football career. He created a brand with his name for men shirts. Afterwards, he worked as assistant coach of

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. He also commented on various sports programs on TV and written to papers as columnist. He also worked as assistant coach again, this time in association of coach

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i side

PAS Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. T ...

and Gültiken moved to Iran with him. In 2007, Gültiken was hired by Beşiktaş again as football branch manager until his contract was terminated and

Sinan Engin Sinan Engin (born 4 November 1964) is a Turkish former footballer, current pundit and TV Personality. Engin spent most part of his career at Istanbul-based Beşiktaş J.K. where he joined in 1974 at junior level. Engin represented Turkey at U1 ...

replaced him.

Individual

*Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)

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