Serhat Çetin (born 23 February 1986) is a Turkish professional

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player, who lastly played for

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of the Liga Națională. Standing at , he mainly plays the

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position but he also has the ability to play as a

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position if needed.

Professional career

He started his professional career in Efes Pilsen. In 2004, he moved to

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. After a successful season, he signed a contract with

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. He signed with

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in 2006. During 2006-07 season, he averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 30 games. With that performance, he drew the attention of Fenerbahçe. Before the 2007-08 season, he has been the third transfer of Fenerbahçe after

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and

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. He spent three seasons there, usually being a role player. He went to Beşiktaş Milangaz at the beginning of the 2010-11 season. The next year, he had already become an important part of the team. Led by coach

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, they won the 2011–12 Turkish Cup Basketball, beating Banvit B.K. and Çetin was named the

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for his performance. Beşiktaş went on winning the

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. Beşiktaş also won the

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, completing the treble. After that legendary season, Beşiktaş dealt with financial problems and many star players departing. They brought their former player

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as the new coach. Despite these bad conditions, Çetin decided to stay and helped the team win the Super Cup against Anadolu Efes. Before the 2013–14 season, he didn't renew his expired contract and went to

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On 8 July 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe. On 20 August 2015, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2015–16 season. On 10 October 2016, he signed with

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. On 28 July 2019, he has signed with

of the Liga Națională.

References

External links

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