Saffet Sancaklı ( sr-Cyrl, Сафет Санџакли, Safet Sandžakli; born 27 February 1966) is a Turkish former international footballer and current politician. He is a deputy of

Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (alternatively translated as Nationalist Action Party; tr, Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) is a Turkish far-right and ultranationalist political party. The group is often described as neo-fascist, and has been ...

, representing city of Kocaeli.

Club career

Sancaklı scored 130 goals in

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

with different teams. He is third player (after

Refik Osman Top Refik Osman Top (born Refik Osman, 1 January 1897 – 26 April 1957), known by his nickname Şiir –literally meaning ''the Poem''–, was a Turkish footballer, referee, coach and sports columnist. Top is one of the most decorated players in ...

and Ali Soydan) who played at the Big Three of Turkey,

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

(1987–1988),

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

(1994–1995) and Fenerbahçe (1996–1998). He also played for Kültürspor (1983–1985),

Vefa SK Vefa SK is a football club in Vefa, neighborhood of the Fatih (Eminönü between 1928 and 2008) district of Istanbul. The team currently competing at Bölgesel Amatör Lig 8th Grup which is 5th level of Turkish leagues. Vefa SK is the first a ...

(1985–1987),

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 ...

(1988–1989, on loan),

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea c ...

(1990–1991),

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish ...

(1991–1994 and 1995–1996) and

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...

(1989–1990, on loan and 1998–1999).

International career

Sancaklı played for

Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ...

(23 matches with 6 goals) and was a participant at the

1996 UEFA European Championship The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 ...

Post football career

After retiring football, he went into politics from Nationalist Movement Party. He ran for deputyship from

İstanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

in Turkish general elections in 2011 and ran for mayor of Kocaeli metropolitan municipality in

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in 2014, but was successful in neither. He was finally elected as deputy from Kocaeli in the Turkish general elections of June 2015, and reelected in the

November 2015 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 1 November 2015 to elect 550 members to the Grand National Assembly. They were the 25th general elections in the History of the Republic of Turkey and elected the country's 26th Parliament. The electio ...

References

External links

Sancaklı Management
* *http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=22020 1966 births Living people People from Tutin, Serbia Bosniaks of Serbia Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Serbian emigrants to Turkey Turkish people of Serbian descent Turkish people of Bosniak descent Association football forwards UEFA Euro 1996 players Vefa S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Konyaspor footballers Sarıyer S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Turkish sportsperson-politicians Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub