Tümer Metin (born 14 October 1974) is a Turkish former professional
footballer
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and current pundit.
Metin achieved numerous titles during his career, including Süper Lig titles with respective centenary of both Beşiktaş J.K. and Fenerbahçe S.K. At international level, he scored 7 goals in 26 appearances for the Turkey national team.
Career
Metin was born in
Zonguldak
Zonguldak () is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the ...
. After playing for four years at
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.Beşiktaş, along with team-mate
İlhan Mansız
İlhan Mansız (born 10 August 1975) is a German-born Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a competing figure skater. He is of Crimean Tatar descent.
Playing career Club career
Mansız gained internation ...
in 2001. He signed a contract with Fenerbahçe in June 2006 after spending five years at Beşiktaş.
Metin's star shone brightly in Europe during the 2006–07 UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie against
AZ Alkmaar
Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...
. In the first leg in Istanbul Metin contributed the Yellow Canaries' first goal as well as the equalizing brace which made the final score 3–3. The second brace was much more spectacular in that his run came from just within the midfield line and his shot, a cracker from the top corner of the 16 yard box, was placed precisely in the top corner of the goal. Metin also scored the opening goal in the reverse fixture in Alkmaar, a precise curling shot into the side netting, but unfortunately for him the result of the match was 2–2, sending Fenerbahçe out of the competition via
away goals
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
.
During the January 2008 transfer window, Fenerbahçe sent Metin to
Greek Super League
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side AEL FC, with the loan period to expire in June 2008. So far Metin has found success in Greece, even scoring his first goal in his debut for the new outfit. On 9 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with
Kerkyra
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. He announced his retirement on 9 December 2011.
Post-retirement
After retirement he penned a
memoir
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, titled "''Metin Olmak''", published in May 2013. His book includes damning behind-the-scenes revelations on his conflicts with
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
and
Rıza Çalımbay
Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Sivasspor. He was one of the symbol names of Beşiktaş and was among the best players of his time. Beca ...
, some wonderful exchanges with
Vicente Del Bosque
Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquess of Del Bosque (; born 23 December 1950) is a Spanish retired football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time and is to date the only football manager to ha ...
, and the accounts of his personal transformation during his later career years in
Greece
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.
In 2019 September Metin joined
TRT Spor
TRT 3 is a Turkish television channel. It mostly broadcasts sport events.
History
TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3. Kanal", and is now TRT's third most watched TV station. TRT 3’s transmissions are realized through a ...
for punditry.
Personal life
Metin is a Beşiktaş J.K. fan. He has got a tattoo stating "''Only God can judge me''". In 2019, Metin dated Turkish actress Gamze Topuz, who was featured Turkish TV series including
Aşk ve Ceza
''Aşk ve Ceza'' (English: ''Love and Punishment'') is a Turkish television drama series that aired in 2010 and 2011. Nurgül Yeşilçay, Murat Yıldırım and Feride Çetin starring, the series were shot in Van, Bodrum and Istanbul. Since 201 ...
.
Honours
Beşiktaş
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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 ...
: 2003
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Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas ...
: 2006
Fenerbahçe
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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 ...
: 2007
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Turkish Super Cup
The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known ...
: 2007
Turkey
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UEFA European Championship
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Semi Final:
2008
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