Erkan Sözeri (born 19 May 1966) is a Turkish
football
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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
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and
TFF Second League
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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
Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K.
Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Gaziantep. Founded in 1988, the club currently plays in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of Turkish football.
The club was founded as Sankospor in 1988 and competed at th ...
Honours
Club
Trabzonspor
*
Turkish Cup: 1991–92
References
External links
*
TFF Manager Profile*
Mackolik Manager Profile
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1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ankara
Turkish footballers
Turkish football managers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Trabzonspor footballers
Gaziantepspor footballers
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
Gaziantep F.K. managers
Kardemir Karabükspor managers
Adana Demirspor managers
Orduspor managers
Türk Telekom GSK managers
Şanlıurfaspor managers
Süper Lig managers
Association football fullbacks
Ümraniyespor managers