Fikret Orman (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish businessman and sports executive.
Career
Orman graduated from , before going on to study at
Yıldız Technical University
Yıldız Technical University ( Tr. ''Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi'', often simply referred to as YTU or Yıldız) is a prominent technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one ...
, and later at the
University of Florida
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in the United States.
He has a degree in
civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...
. Orman has been involved in the
construction
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and
tourism
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sectors.
On March 25, 2012, Orman became the 33rd president of Beşiktaş J.K., receiving 4,025 of the 4,545 votes cast in the extraordinary congress held after previous president
Yıldırım Demirören
Yıldırım Demirören (born 6 October 1964) is a Turkish businessman, former chair of the Istanbul-based Turkish multisports club Beşiktaş, and former president of the Turkish Football Federation.
He owns part of ''Demirören Şirketler Gr ...
resigned to be appointed 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 Turkish Footba ...
. He was re-elected at the next ordinary congress in 2013, and once again in May 2016. His latest term ended in May 2019.
On 24 September 2019, Orman announced his resignation from Beşiktaş J.K.
During his 7.5 years of tenure, commercial debts of club raised from
TRY
Try or TRY may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Try!'', an album by the John Mayer Trio
* ''Try'' (Bebo Norman album) (2014) Songs
* "Try" (Blue Rodeo song) (1987)
* "Try" (Colbie Caillat song) (2014)
* "Try" (Nelly Furtado song) (2004)
* " Try (Ju ...
580 million up to TRY2.6 billion.
During same period, there were total of 77 transfers made in and out, including
Pepe
Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname.
*
People
Mononyms
* Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
,
Mario Gómez
Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Germany national team over a period of 11 years between 2007 and 2018.
Gómez began his professional career with ...
,
Demba Ba
Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side ASC San Diego.
He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
,
Anderson Talisca,
Jose Sosa,
Gary Medel,
Alvaro Negredo and
Domagoj Vida
Domagoj Vida (; born 29 April 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Croatia national team. He is capable of playing in any defensive position but is mostly deployed ...
.
References
External links
Profileat
Beşiktaş J.K.
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1967 births
Businesspeople from Istanbul
Living people
Turkish civil engineers
University of Florida alumni
Beşiktaş J.K. presidents