Tolga Zengin (born October 10, 1983) is a Turkish retired football

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. His impressive performances at the start of the 2006–07 season for

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

earned him a call-up to the

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for a friendly against

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in August 2006. Tolga was on the Turkish squad at

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. In response to several players being unable to play due to sanctions or injuries, manager

Fatih Terim Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish association football manager and former player. He is the former manager of Galatasaray, a position he previously held four times. Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) ...

hinted that he might have been called up as a field player, a testimony to his versatility.Récord, pages 4D-5D, 25-Jun-2008 His most successful performance was a

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group stage match against

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in September 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

;Trabzonspor * Türkiye Kupası: 2009–10 * Süper Kupa: 2010 ;Beşiktaş *

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(2): 2015–16, 2016–17 ;Turkey *

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bronze medalist:

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* * 1983 births Living people Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Trabzonspor footballers Association football goalkeepers UEFA Euro 2008 players Süper Lig players People from Hopa Turkey B international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers {{Turkey-footy-goalkeeper-stub