Erman Refik Toroğlu (born 24 November 1948) is a Turkish former

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player, FIFA-level referee and, current pundit and sports columnist.

Career

Toroğlu earned his FIFA badge in 1989. The last arbitrated professional football game by Toroğlu was between

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and Fenerbahçe at

Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, also known as Canik 19 Mayıs Stadium, ( tr, Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu or ''Canik 19 Mayıs Stadyumu'') was a multi-purpose stadium in the Canik district of Samsun, northern Turkey. It was used mostly for football mat ...

in 1993–94 1.Lig season, ended 2–0, on 5 December 1993. Toroğlu started punditry, joining Turkish sportscaster Şansal Büyüka, in the weekly football review show "Maraton", aired at

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, in 1996. The program lasted 8 years until 2004, when the show was moved to Lig TV of

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satellite television provider. Toroğlu quit Maraton in 2010. He had a short punditry spell at

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in 2015.

Personal life

He married Şükran Toroğlu in 1974. They have two sons. They divorced in 2017. In 2022, he married lawyer Ezgi Yavuz, who is 34 years his junior.

Honours

;Ankaragücü *

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 ...

(1): 1971–72 * Ministry of Youth and Sports Cup (1):

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References

External links

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Erman Toroğlu referee profile
at

Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Süper Lig, Turk ...

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