Müjdat Yetkiner (born 16 November 1961) is a former professional

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who played as a defender or

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. He is the most capped Turkish player in the history of Fenerbahçe with 763 caps. He played the positions of sweeper, defender, fullback, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger and attacking midfielder. He also played as a forward several times. As a player, he was a favourite with fans.Turkfutbolu.net Squads

Career

Born in

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, Yetkiner played for Fenerbahçe between 1980 and 1995, being capped 429 times in

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history, scored 23 goals and winning the Turkish League title three times (1982–83, 1983–84 and 1988–89). He was shown 44 yellow and 5 red cards. He was called up to play for the Turkey national team 26 times at the professional level, 10 times for Turkey U21 and six times for Turkey U18. He continued his career as the manager of Fenerbahçe's youth team after he retired from football in 1995.

Honours

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: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89 *

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: 1982–83 * Presidents Cup: 1984, 1985, 1990 *

Chancellor Cup The Prime Minister's Cup ( tr, Başbakanlık Kupası) was a football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition between the winners of ...

: 1988–89, 1992–93 * TSYD Cup:1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1994–95 *

Fleet Cup The Fleet Cup (Turkish: ''Donanma Kupası'') was a football competition in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinen ...

: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

References

1961 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Footballers from Istanbul Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub