Bülent Giz (born 1925) was a Turkish

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player and later manager who played for

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; and managed PTT Gençlik and

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in the 1960s and 1970s. After finishing his football career, he became a sport journalist. He watched the

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as a journalist and saw the

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's football. After turning to Turkey he decided to be a football manager and became the first practitioner of Brazilian football style in Turkey.

Manager career

His first manager experience was started in Yeşildirek (an

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amateur team which was supported by taxi drivers in European side of the city) as assistant manager. He took the team from fourth division in Istanbul. The team became champions every year and promoted to 1961–62 Turkish First Football League. PTT has promoted to first division while he was coaching this team in 1971–72 Turkish Second Football League. Under his management, in 1969–70, Mersin İdmanyurdu fought for championship of then top level division

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1969–70 but finished fourth by goal average. In 1970–71, Mersin İdmanyurdu finished league in 11th place and then he left the team. Managing years: * 1957–58 – 1962–63: (Yeşikdirek S.K.; from amateur league as assistant manager; first division as manager 1961–62 saved non-relegation, 1962–63 relegated). * 1964–65 – 1965–66:

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; first division ( 1964–65 secured non-relegation at last week, 1965–66 relegated) * 1966–67 – 1968–69: PTT Gençlik; first division ( 1966–67 7th, 1967–68 7th, 1968–69 7th). * 1969–70 – 1970–71:

( 1969-70, 1970-71); first division ( 1969–70 4th, 1970–71 11th). * 1971–72 – 1972–73: PTT Gençlik (took from second division and promoted to first division

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; then relegated). * 1973–74:

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; second division (2nd after

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). * 1974–75:

( 1974–75); second division (3rd). * 1975–76:

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; second division. * 1981–82: Neusiedl See (an

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n second league team from Klagenfurt). * 1982–83: Alibeyköyspor; second division (9th).

Personal

Bülent Giz was married to Esin Germen on 18 February 1975 when he was managing Mersin İdmanyurdu. It was Giz's third marriage. Marriage was solemnized by then Mersin Mayor Kaya Mutlu."Bülent Giz was married"
Bülent Giz evlendi
Milliyet gazete arşivi, 19.02.1975, p. 11. Retrieved on 28.10.2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giz, Bulent 1925 births Possibly living people Turkish football managers Yeşildirek S.K. managers Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. managers Türk Telekom GSK managers Mersin Talim Yurdu managers Sakaryaspor managers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. managers SC Neusiedl am See 1919 managers Alibeyköy S.K. managers Place of birth missing