Raşit Çetiner (born 10 September 1956) is a Turkish football coach and a former player of

Galatasaray 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 ...

(1981–1988) and Fenerbahçe (1978–1981). He also played for

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish C ...

between 1974 and 1978. In 1978, when playing for Kocaelispor he became the top goal-scorer in

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and awarded as the Player of the Year. In 1982 and 1985 he helped Galatasaray win the

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� ...

. He retired in 1988 after sustaining a serious injury in a Galatasaray-Samsunspor match in 1986–87. He also managed the Turkey U21 national team for many years. He resigned when his team fell to a 2–1 defeat against

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and he was succeeded by

Reha Kapsal Reha Kapsal (born 11 April 1963 in Diyarbakır) is a Turkish football manager. He is a widely known head coach and manager in Turkish Süper Lig and 1. Lig for his training sessions and tactical point of view. He was also a footballer, and pla ...

. Çetiner is married and has two sons named Erdim and Doruk.

Honours

Player

Galatasaray *

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: 1987, 1988 *

: 1982, 1985

Manager

Galatasaray *

: 1991 (as assistant coach) Bursaspor *

: 2005 Turkey U21 * Participation in

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: 2000 (First in Turkish football history)

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* * * 1956 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers İstanbulspor footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Turkish football managers Süper Lig managers Beylerbeyi S.K. managers Gaziantepspor managers Denizlispor managers Bursaspor managers Çanakkale Dardanelspor managers Antalyaspor managers Altay S.K. managers Footballers from Istanbul {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub