Eren Güngör (born 2 April 1988) is a Turkish

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who last played for Karabükspor and the Turkish national team. He plays as a central defender or a left-back.

Club career

Eren started his career playing for his local side Çamdibigücü, before moving to professional side Altay at the age of 14. He stayed with the first division club until the age of 19, when he signed a four-year contract with

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side

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...

International career

Eren appeared for the Turkish side in the

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, scoring a goal in Turkey's 3–2 victory over the

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. Turkey, however, would not advance to the next round, finishing third in the group behind

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and

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. Eren made his debut with the senior

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on 19 November 2008 in a friendly against

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Fatih Terim Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish association football manager and former player. He is the former manager of Galatasaray, a position he previously held four times. Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) ...

, the Turkey manager, selected him due to his outstanding form with his club, which saw

concede six goals, in the three months since the beginning of the season in August 2008. He currently has five caps with the senior squad.

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* * 1988 births Living people Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Altay S.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Süper Lig players Turkey under-21 international footballers Association football central defenders People from Bergama Association football defenders {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub