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Erkan Sözeri (born 19 May 1966) is a Turkish
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coach and former player who currently serves as the manager of Bandırmaspor. He is best known for his playing career with Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig.


Professional career

Erkan begun his professional career with Gaziantepspor, whom he helped promote to the Süper Lig. He moved to Trabzonspor where he won the Turkish Cup, before transferring to Gençlerbirliği where he spent the majority of his professional career. At the age of 32, he moved to Fenerbahçe, before finishing his career at Göztepe.


Managerial career

Erkan managed a variety of Turkish clubs in the
TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...
and
TFF Second League TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ...
before coaching the professional Kardemir Karabükspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. On 25 September 2017 he resigned from Karabükspor after a series of bad results, and is currently at
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Honours


Club

Trabzonspor * Turkish Cup: 1991–92


References


External links

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TFF Manager Profile
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Mackolik Manager Profile
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