Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
, current
pundit
A pundit is a person who offers mass media opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport).
Origins
The term originates from the Sanskrit term ('' '' ), meaning "knowledg ...
and
TV Personality
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. Engin spent most part of his career at Istanbul-based
Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...
where he joined in 1974 at junior level. Engin represented Turkey at U18 and U21 levels.
Serpil Hamdi Tüzün
Serpil Hamdi Tüzün is a Turkish football coach who coached the Beşiktaş J.K. senior team for the 1979–80 season. Primarily a youth coach, he worked with the youth of Beşiktaş representing some of the finest names to the football stage. H ...
, then-academy manager, in 1974. He was promoted to senior squad in 1981, at the age of 16, by senior team coach
Đorđe Milić
Đorđe Milić ( sr-cyr, Ђopђe Mилић; also transliterated Djordje Milić; tr, Dorde Miliç; born October 27, 1943) is Yugoslav professional football manager and former player.
Career
He played for FK Vojvodina and Red Star Belgrade befo ...
.
Following a personal issue with manager
Gordon Milne
Gordon Milne (born 29 March 1937) is an English former association football, football player and manager.
Personal life
Gordon Milne was born in Preston, Lancashire, England and is the son of the Scottish former Preston player Jimmy Milne (foot ...
, Sinan Engin was loaned out Kuşadası Gençlik Spor Kulübü at 1988–89 season.
Galatasaray S.K.
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 ...
and
Altay S.K.
Altay Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed ''Büyük Altay'' (Great Altay). The club colors are black and white, and they currently play their home matches at the ...
was also interested in Engin, at previous stages of same season. The issue between the two started following an outspoken claim of Engin, stating he was treated unfairly and emotionally kept bench by Milne, saying "''I can play with shut eyes at this team''". Kuşadasıspor agreed to pay TL100 million to Beşiktaş, as well as buying an apartment and a 1988 model
Mercedes
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People
* Mercedes (name), a Spanish feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or last name
Automobile-related
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car to Engin. Although he was contracted with Kuşadasıspor, he was spotted at a training session of Beşiktaş in April 1989. On 30 June 1989, Engin returned from loan, with a contract renewal summing up TL100 million.
On 21 November 1989, while his
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and t ...
spell, Engin scored twice against Altay on an away game ended 2–2, taken place in Izmir.
Sinan Engin joined Ankaragücü in 1990–91
transfer window
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. On 27 September 1992, Engin scored the equalizer in the away game against Fenerbahçe S.K. on 31st minute, ended 2–1. In October 1992, Aydınspor interested in Engin, offered an exchange trade of Engin with a Bulgarian player, which was refused by Ankaragücü. In October 1992, following an incident between club officials and club supporters, Engin announced he has no longer intention to play at Ankaragücü, refusing to join trainings. On 9 February 1993, while playing at Ankaragücü for the 3rd season, he expressed that he would love to return Beşiktaş where he hopes to retire from professional football, in case Gordon Milne approves a potential transfer.
On 9 July 1993, Engin joined another Istanbul side
Sarıyer S.K.
Sarıyer Spor Kulübü or Sarıyer S.K. is a Turkish sports club located in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The football team plays in the TFF Second League. Sarıyer won the Balkans Cup in 1991–92 season against Romanian club Oțelul Galați with result ...
, with a contract worth an apartment in
Tarabya
Tarabya ( ota, Tarabiye, el, Θεραπειά, translit=Therapiá) is a neighbourhood in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy, Istanbul, ...
,
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 ...
district and TL1.00 billion.
In 1994, at the age of 30, Sinan Engin retired from professional football.
Post playing career
In 2001, Sinan Engin was appointed as Team Manager at Beşiktaş, which ended in 2004, due to his alleged relationship, telephone call records with Turkish underground figure
Alaattin Çakıcı
Aladdin ( ar, علاء الدين, commonly ) (various spellings and transliterations) is a male given name which means "nobility of faith" or "nobility of creed/religion". It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-Din. The name may refer ...
whom he was alleged to supply travel visa documents using Beşiktaş J.K. letterhead. Engin and Çakıcı allegedly knew each other from their childhood neighbourhood in Istanbul.
Engin joined the Turkish TV8 football weekly review show "''3. Devre''". Engin returned to Beşiktaş at same title, Team Manager, between 2006 and 2008. On 27 May 2009, he quit punditry from weekly football review show "''Telegol''" at
Kanal Türk
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* Kanal (unit), a unit of area equivalent to one-eighth of an acre, used in northern India and Pakistan
* ''Kanał'', a 1956 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda
* ''Kanal'' (1979 film), a 1979 Turkish film
* ''Kanal'' (2015 ...
and joined
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.
In 2011, he joined "''Beyaz TV''", a local broadcaster for punditry at weekly shows "''Beyaz Futbol''" and "''Derin Futbol''", along with former referee
Ahmet Çakar
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.
In November 2020, Engin had a
cameo appearance
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at Turkish TV series
Çukur
''Çukur'' () is a Turkish psychological thriller television series directed by Sinan Öztürk, and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. It premiered on 23 October 2017 and concluded on 7 June 2021 with a total of 131 episodes (four seasons ...
, aired on
Show TV
Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces Cine ...
.
Personal life
Sinan Engin was born in Gültepe, Istanbul to a family from Maçka, Trabzon. He completed his mandatory service to
Turkish Army
The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...
in 1989. Engin was married with Turkish singer and TV personality
Seda Sayan
Seda Sayan (born Aysel Gürsaçer; 30 December 1962) is a Turkish pop folk singer, actress, and TV variety-show hostess.
Personal life
Sayan was born in a poor family so she started working from a very young age. She started performing at the ...
between 1990 and 1995. Oğulcan, their only son, was born in 1990; who had a respectively shorter professional football career than his father, played at
Kasımpaşa S.K.
Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü. (, Kasımpaşa Sports Club), commercially registered as Kasımpaşa Sportif Faaliyetleri A.Ş., colloquially known Kasımpaşa, is a Turkish professional football club located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.
The c ...
at 2010–11 Süper Lig season under a professional contract and capped twice at U-17 and U-18 level for Turkey.
Engin married Ayşe Engin in 1997. Elif, his second kid, was born in 1997. and studied
Law
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at
Galatasaray University
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.
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Super League
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Super League
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Turkish Football Federation
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