Müjdat Yetkiner (born 16 November 1961) is a former professional

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who played as a defender or

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. He is the most capped Turkish player in the history of Fenerbahçe with 763 caps. He played the positions of sweeper, defender, fullback, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger and attacking midfielder. He also played as a forward several times. As a player, he was a favourite with fans.Turkfutbolu.net Squads

Career

Born in

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, Yetkiner played for Fenerbahçe between 1980 and 1995, being capped 429 times in

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history, scored 23 goals and winning the Turkish League title three times (1982–83, 1983–84 and 1988–89). He was shown 44 yellow and 5 red cards. He was called up to play for the Turkey national team 26 times at the professional level, 10 times for Turkey U21 and six times for Turkey U18. He continued his career as the manager of Fenerbahçe's youth team after he retired from football in 1995.

Honours

Turkish Football League Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The wo ...

: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89 *

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: 1982–83 *

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: 1984, 1985, 1990 *

Chancellor Cup The Prime Minister's Cup () was a football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition between the winners of the Turkish Football Champio ...

: 1988–89, 1992–93 *

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup (, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competi ...

:1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1994–95 * Fleet Cup: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

References

1961 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Footballers from Istanbul Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub