football
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manager and former player who most recently worked as head coach for
Gümüşhanespor
Gümüşhanespor is a Turkish sports club based in Gümüşhane. The football team currently plays in the TFF Third League
The TFF 3. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish fo ...
.
Playing career
Kurtar was born in
Uşak
Uşak () is a city in the interior part of the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Uşak Province and Uşak District.forward, he began playing football with Beşiktaş J.K. He played at
Mersin Idman Yurdu
Mersin İdman Yurdu was a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team played in the Turkish second an ...
,
Bursaspor
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor is a Turkish professional football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003, and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in the 1992–93 season, w ...
before retirement.
Coaching career
On 5 March 2010, Diyarbakirspor hired the coach to replace
Ziya Doğan
Ziyaettin Dogan (born 1 January 1961 in Gümüşhane, Turkey) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager.
Career
Ziya Doğan has played at Beşiktaş (1979–1987), Ankaragücü (1987–1990), Kocaelispor (1990–1992) and Zeytinburnusp ...
until the end of the season.
On 3 January 2014, Kurtar was appointed manager of Ravan Baku in the
Azerbaijan Premier League
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