İsmail Demiriz (born 1 April 1962) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a right-back, and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İsmail Demiriz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Turgutlu, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | İzmirspor | ||
| 1980 | →Kocaelispor (loan) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Denizlispor | ||
| 1982–1983 | Göztepe | ||
| 1983 | →İzmirspor (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | (0) |
| 1984–1993 | Galatasaray | 251 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1980 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | Turkey | 27 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| 1996–1997 | Nişantaşıspor | ||
| 1998 | Karabükspor | ||
| 1999–2000 | Siirtspor | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
In 2019, Demiriz was convicted in Turkey and sentenced to prison for over a half-dozen years for his affiliations with Hizmet, a self-described transnational association based on moral principles and outlawed in Turkey as allegedly an "armed terrorist group."[1]
Professional career edit
Demiriz spent his whole career in Turkey and is best known for his stint with Galatasaray, for whom he played 251 times and scored seven times.[2] He helped Galatasaray win three Süper Lig titles, and ten other domestic titles. He was briefly a manager after retiring from football.
Other interests edit
In September 2016, Demiriz was charged with being part of a Gülenist terrorist organization and detained in Istanbul.[3]
Honours edit
- Galatasaray
- Turkish Federation Cup (2): 1984-85, 1990-91
- Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1985-86, 1989-90
- Süper Lig (3): 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93
- Turkish Super Cup (2): 1986-87, 1987-88
- TSYD Cup (3): 1987-88, 1991-92, 1992-93
- Turkish Cup (1): 1992-93
References edit
- ^ "Turkish court sentences ex-footballer to jail over Gülen movement links". Ahval. 26 March 2019.
- ^ Haber7. "İsmail Demiriz kimdir? Aslen nereli ve kaç yaşındadır?". Haber7.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eski Galatasaraylı futbolcu İsmail Demiriz tutuklandı". 22 September 2016.
External links edit
- İsmail Demiriz at the Turkish Football Federation
- İsmail Demiriz at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- TFF Manager Profile