Bülent Bölükbaşı (born 17 June 1976) is a former

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Career

He started and finished his professional career at the club of his place of birth;

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. He became a

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footballer on 31 March 2004 against

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. That was his first and last international cap. In 2012 he started his coaching career at

taking the role of youth coach. In 2016 he took his first job as a manager at

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. End 2019 he was given the role of

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at his former club

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, which he also captained as a player.

References

1976 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Adanaspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Gaziantepspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers Kayserispor footballers Kocaelispor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Süper Lig players Turkey men's international footballers {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Adana