Zeki Önatlı (born 30 October 1967) is a former

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and currently coach.

Career

Player

Önatlı had begun playing football in Bursaspor where he spelled 6 seasons at youth level. Joined Bergamaspor, a local team located in western city of İzmir, he spent 2 years at the club and joined then

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in 1987, in which he played for 6 seasons and won numerous trophies. In Beşiktaş and Kocaelispor years, he played also at European Cups, having 1 cap in UEFA Champions League once in 1992-93 seasonand Cup Winners' Cup twice in 1997-97 season. Önatlı played in

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in different levels, served the outfit in total of 26 matches, scoring twice at U-18 level.

Coaching

Started his coaching career in

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team Çaykur Rizespor along with former team fellow Rıza Çalımbay in 2004, duo joined Beşiktaş a season later in 2005 with

Gökhan Keskin Gökhan Keskin (born 31 March 1966 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He played for Beşiktaş and İstanbulspor. Club career Keskin spent seventeen seasons in the Süper Lig with Beşiktaş and İstanbulspor Internationa ...

, another former team friend, forming the coaching structure. Following the resignation of Çalımbay in week 9 of 2005-06 season, Önatlı remained his job also under management of Jean Tigana until 2007.

Honours

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: 3 ( 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95) ** Turkish Cup: 2 ( 1988–89, 1989–90) **

Presidential Cup The Presidential Cup Game (also known as the Presidential Cup Bowl) was a postseason American college football bowl game played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on December 8, 1950, between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Georgia Bulldogs. ...

: 2 (1988-89, 1991–92) **

Chancellor Cup The Prime Minister's Cup ( tr, Başbakanlık Kupası) was a football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition between the winners of ...

: 1 (1987–88) ** TSYD Cup: 3 (1988, 1990, 1991) * Kocaelispor ** Turkish Cup: 1 (1996–97)

References

External links

Footballer profile
at TFF
Coach profile
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