Bülent Üçüncü (born 13 August 1974) is a Turkish former professional

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who played as an

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. He acquired

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on 30 September 1996. Üçüncü retired from professional football in December 2005 at the age of 31, re-joining

Stade Quimpérois Quimper Kerfeunteun Football Club, commonly known as Quimper, is a French association football, football team from the city of Quimper, Finistère, Quimper, Finistère, who play in the Brittany Football League of the Régional 1, the sixth divisio ...

in the French amateur-level

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. He had started his senior career at the club.

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* * 1974 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players Quimper Kerfeunteun FC players FC Lorient players Göztepe S.K. footballers İstanbulspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers French sportspeople of Turkish descent Expatriate men's footballers in France Turkish expatriate sportspeople in France Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish men's footballers {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub