Ali Mehmet Güneş (born 23 November 1978) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in West Germany, he represented

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at international level.

Club career

Güneş was born in

Donaueschingen Donaueschingen (; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Eschinge'') is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the States of Germany, federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar ''Districts of Germany, Kreis''. It ...

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. He started his career with SC Freiburg in 1997 and in 2002 he was signed by Turkish club Fenerbahçe where he stayed until 2004. The defender was then signed on by rivals

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

, but returned to his first club

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

in 2007 where he was released from on 15 June 2009. On 13 July 2009, he signed with Kasımpaşa.

International career

Güneş has one cap for

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* * * 1978 births Living people German men's footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent People from Donaueschingen Footballers from Freiburg (region) Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players SC Freiburg players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Bucaspor footballers {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub