Elvir Baljić is a Bosnian-Turkish professional football manager and former player.
Emrah Eren is a Turkish retired footballer.
Shabani Christophe Nonda is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Burundi, he played for the DR Congo national team, earning 36 caps and scoring 20 goals. He was selected for DR Congo's squad for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. He had a prominent Career with the East African giants Young Africans (Yanga), before joining Vaal professionals in South Africa.
Arif Erdem is a Turkish retired football manager and former professional player who played in the forward position. Starting out with local club Zeytinburnuspor in 1990, Erdem had a decorated 15-year professional career. He scored 106 goals in 341 league matches and finished joint top scorer of the Süper Lig with İlhan Mansız at the conclusion of the 2001–02 season.
Ümit Aydın Davala is a Turkish football coach and former player. During his stint at Galatasaray, he won four Süper Lig, three Turkish Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup title between 1996 and 2001. He won the 2003–04 Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. Davala represented Turkey with 41 caps in international competitions, scoring 4 goals. He was part of the Turkey squad which earned a bronze medal at 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish Cup twice, in 1997 and 2002. On 8 January 2015, in front of 20,152 spectators, Kocaelispor set a record for the highest attendance at a Turkish Regional Amateur League encounter.
Fatih Akyel is a Turkish football manager and former professional player. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national team 64 times from 1997 to 2004, and also won a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Emre Aşık is a Turkish former international footballer. He played centre-back for several clubs in the Turkish Süper Lig, most notably, Galatasaray. Aşık began his career with Sönmez Filamentspor in the TFF Third League, and also played for Balıkesirspor, Fenerbahçe, İstanbulspor and Beşiktaş; he is one of thirteen footballers who has played for both Galatasaray and Beşiktaş.
Batman Petrolspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Batman. Formed in 1960, the club colours are red, white, and black and they play their home matches at Batman Arena. The club is named Petrolspor because Batman is the largest producer of oil in Turkey.
Hikmet Karaman is a UEFA pro licensed Turkish football manager. He is the current head coach of Moldovan Super Liga club Zimbru Chișinău.
Gökhan Gönül is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Yusuf Altıntaş, otherwise known as Rambo Yusuf, is a Turkish former football player and coach.
Sercan Yıldırım is a Turkish former football player who played as a forward.
Sergio Almaguer Treviño is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, who is the current assistant manager of Liga MX club Monterrey. Almaguer made his professional debut with the former Mexico club Ángeles de Puebla on May 16, 1987. Almaguer played with nine different clubs in Mexico and Turkey and also capped for the Mexico national team.
Serdar Aziz is a Turkish professional footballer who last played as a centre-back or a right-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
Hasan Ali Kaldırım is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left wingback for Kayserispor. He is also an international footballer, having earned caps for the Turkey U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels.
Orhan Kaynak, also known as Küçük Orhan, is a retired Turkish footballer best known for his stints in the Turkish Süper Lig with Adanaspor, Trabzonspor, and Kocaelispor.
Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Gaziantep, on loan from Süper Lig club from Galatasaray. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team.
Yunus Akgün is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Turkey national team.
Gökdeniz Bayrakdar is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Bodrum. He has represented Turkey at youth level.
