Kemalettin Şentürk (born 9 February 1970) is a

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retired footballer who played mainly as a

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but also as a defensive midfielder, and a manager. He spent most of his career at Fenerbahçe, amassing Süper Lig totals of 222 matches and 33 goals over nine seasons. In 2010, he started working as a manager.

Club career

Born in Artvin, Şentürk started his professional career with Çaykur Rizespor in the second division, signing for

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in 1991. He transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K. after two seasons, following brilliant displays in the Süper Lig and with the Turkish under-21 national team. Always an important first-team element, Şentürk contributed with 24 matches and three goals in the 1995–96 campaign as Fenerbahçe lifted the national championship, scoring in a 3–1 home win against runners-up Trabzonspor on 9 December 1995. After a bout of indiscipline he was loaned to MKE Ankaragücü in January 1999, being instrumental in helping them avoid relegation. Leaving Fenerbahçe in June 2000, Şentürk joined Diyarbakırspor, then made a brief top flight return with Antalyaspor and retired for good in late 2005, after having played for modest clubs: Kahramanmaraşspor, Osmaniyespor, Kütahyaspor, Mustafakemalpaşa Spor and MKE Kırıkkalespor.

International career

Şentürk played five times for Turkey during slightly more than one year, making his debut on 30 August 1995 in a 2–1

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Honours

Fenerbahçe * Süper Lig: 1995–96 * TSYD Cup: 1993–94, 1994–95 *

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: 1997–98 *

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: 1997–98 * Turkish Cup: Runner-up 1995–96

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