Fevzi Zemzem (27 June 1941 – 21 March 2022) was a Turkish professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker for
Göztepe and the
Turkey national team.
Playing career
Zemzem played for
Göztepe for his entire fourteen-year professional career. He scored 136 goals
Turkish league
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* of or about Turkey
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goals during that time and was the
top scorer in the
1967–68 season. He was also the joint top-scorer in the
1968–69 season with 17 goals but asked that
Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Uncrowned King ( tr, Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.
Early life
Metin Oktay was born in Kar ...
receive the trophy instead.
In the second leg of the
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 ...
final on 20 May 1970, Zemzem scored twice to help Göztepe to a 3–1 win on the night and a 4–3 win on aggregate against
Eskişehirspor
Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Eskişehir. Eskisehirspor has a total of six trophies, making them the sixth most trophies holders in Turkey. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division ...
.
On 28 June 1970, he scored in the
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 ...
as Göztepe defeated
Fenerbahçe 3–1 to secure the title.
At the international level, Zemzem played 18 times for the
Turkey senior national team.
Managerial career
His first accomplishment came when he was the coach of
Orduspor
Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top level ...
. That year Orduspor finished fourth in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. (1981–82) and
Diyarbakırspor
Diyarbakırspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, they are nicknamed ''Diyar'' ("land"). Their colours are red and green, and they play their home matches at Diyarbakır Stadium.
Diyarba ...
(in 1985–86 season) were promoted to premier league thanks to Zemzem's coaching.
Tanju Çolak
Tanju Çolak (born 10 November 1963 in Samsun) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
He made his debut for Samsun Yolspor. From there he was transferred to Samsunspor in 1981 where he was the top scorer in both t ...
and Dobi Hasan were his students.
Honours
Göztepe
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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 ...
: 1968–69, 1969–70;
runner-up: 1966–67
*
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 ...
: 1970; runner-up: 1969
Individual
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Gol Kralı
Gol may refer to:
Places
*
* Gol, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
* Gol, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
* Gol, Bukan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Gol, Chaldoran, a village in West Azerbaij ...
:
1967–68
*Turkish Cup top scorer: 1969–70
See also
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List of Süper Lig top scorers
The Süper Lig top scorers are called ''Gol Kralı'' (literally meaning "Goal King" in Turkish) in Turkey. It is the title earned by the top goalscorer in Turkish football league divisions.
The title is currently held by Umut Bozok, who scored ...
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Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Uncrowned King ( tr, Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.
Early life
Metin Oktay was born in Kar ...
References
External links
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Fevzi Zemzem manager stats in Turkeyat mackolik.com
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1941 births
2022 deaths
Sportspeople from Hatay
Turkish footballers
Association football forwards
Turkey international footballers
Turkey youth international footballers
Süper Lig players
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Turkish football managers
Göztepe S.K. managers
Orduspor managers