Fatih Yılmaz (footballer, born 1989)

Fatih Yılmaz (born 5 March 1989) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Fatih Yılmaz
Personal information
Full name Fatih Yılmaz
Date of birth (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Hannover, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2005 VfB Hannover-Wülfel
2005–2007 Hannover 96
2007–2008 Eintracht Braunschweig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Eintracht Braunschweig II 23 (1)
2008–2010 Eintracht Braunschweig 3 (0)
2011 Manisaspor 0 (0)
2011–2012 Eintracht Nordhorn 7 (0)
2012 SV Wilhelmshaven 16 (1)
2013 Etar 1924 8 (0)
2013–2014 Denizlispor 2 (0)
2015 FSV Optik Rathenow 0 (0)
Total 59 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Hannover, Yılmaz began his career in his hometown for VfB Hannover-Wülfel[1] and in 2005 joined the youth team of Hannover 96. He played for Hannover 96 between 2005 and 2007 and signed then in the summer of the latter year with Eintracht Braunschweig. In May 2010 it was confirmed that his contract would not be renewed and he left the club on 30 June 2010.[2]

In January 2011 he signed a contract with Türkcell Süper Lig club Manisaspor.[3] However, after only a few months he returned to Germany and joined Eintracht Nordhorn in the fifth tier Niedersachsenliga. He signed with Regionalliga Nord club SV Wilhelmshaven during the winter break of the 2011–12 season.

Personal life edit

Fatih is the older brother of Yusuf Yılmaz and both hold a German passport.

References edit

  1. ^ Fatih Yilmaz - Eintracht Braunschweig - 3. Liga
  2. ^ Knüller-Spiel: Eintracht empfängt Schalke
  3. ^ "Hürriyet - Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri".