Ali Kemal Denizci (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish

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manager and former player. A winger, he played for

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

, Fenerbahçe and

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

. He was nicknamed Fırtına Kemal (English: ''Storm Kemal'') because of his lightning pace.

Club career

Ali Kemal joined

in 1972 after a couple seasons of playing amateur football. He helped the team get promoted to the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

for the first time in their history, and was their superstar player when they won their first two Süper Lig titles in the 1975–76, and 1976–77 seasons. In 1978, Trabzonspor had to sell him to cover their revenues and he moved to Fenerbahçe, causing the Trabzonspor fans to riot in the streets. Ali Kemal ended his career with

where he won the

1981–82 1.Lig The 1981-82 Turkish First Football League season saw 17 teams in competition. Beşiktaş J.K. won the championship. League table Results References Turkey - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 1.Lig Süper Lig seasons ...

, and he played his final game in 1983 against his former club Trabzonspor.

International career

Ali Kemal was the first-ever Trabzonspor player to play for the Turkey national team. He made 27 appearances for Turkey, scoring 3 times.

Personal life

Ali Kemal's brother, Osman Denizci, was also a professional footballer in the Süper Lig, who played alongside him in Fenerbahçe.

Honours

Trabzonspor *

: 1975–76, 1976–77 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

: 1976–77, 1977–78 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known a ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

Fenerbahçe *Turkish Cup: 1978-1979 *

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup ( tr, Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbu ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

Beşiktaş *Süper Lig: 1981–1982

References

External links

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TFF Manager Profile
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Mackolik Manager Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Denizci, Ali Kemal 1950 births Living people Footballers from Trabzon Turkish footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkish football managers Trabzonspor footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players Kartal S.K. managers Kardemir Karabükspor managers İstanbulspor managers Hatayspor managers Boluspor managers Çaykur Rizespor managers Trabzonspor managers Elazığspor managers Süper Lig managers Men's association football wingers