Basri Dirimlili (7 June 1929 – 14 September 1997), nicknamed Mehmetcik Basri, was a Turkish football player.

Basri Dirimlili
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-06-07)7 June 1929
Place of birth Dârstor, Romania
Date of death 14 September 1997(1997-09-14) (aged 68)
Place of death Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1951 Eskişehir Demirspor
1951–1963 Fenerbahçe 372 (7)
1963–1964 Karşıyaka 2 (0)
International career
1953–1961 Turkey 26 (0)
Managerial career
1965–1966 Feriköy
1966–1967 Vefa S.K.
1969–1970 Samsunspor
1970–1971 İstanbulspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Dârstor, Romania (now Silistra, Bulgaria), Dirimlili began playing football for Eskişehir Demirspor. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1951. He played 26 times[1] for Turkey and was a member of 1952 National Olympic Team and the 1954 FIFA World Cup team.[2]

He also worked as assistant manager for Fenerbahçe with Ignace Molnar, Traian Ionescu, Didi and Branko Stanković. He also managed Feriköy, Vefa S.K., Samsunspor and Istanbulspor.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Basri Dirimlili, international footballer".
  2. ^ "Basri Dirimlili". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Basri Dirimlili @ Mackolik.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

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