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Emre Belözoğlu

1980 - Today

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Emre Belözoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [emˈɾe beˈlœzoːɫu], born 7 September 1980), simply known as Emre, is a Turkish football manager and former professional footballer who most recently managed Antalyaspor. A left-footed, tempo-setting midfielder most often used as a central midfielder or advanced playmaker, he came through the Galatasaray academy and debuted for the first team at 16, winning four consecutive Süper Lig titles, two Turkish Cups, the UEFA Cup (1999–2000) and the UEFA Super Cup (2000). In 2001 he moved to Inter Milan for £5 million, was voted the club’s Pirata d'Oro (player of the year) in 2002–03 and reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 49 in 2024). Emre Belözoğlu is the 1,930th most popular soccer player (down from 1,658th in 2024), the 1,016th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 981st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Emre Belözoğlu ranks 1,930 out of 21,273. Before him are Jude Bellingham, Mateja Kežman, Boban Babunski, Heleno de Freitas, Norberto Alonso, and Zdeněk Zikán. After him are Ernst Albrecht, Yumi Watanabe, Jaroslav Bouček, Bhaichung Bhutia, Gallego, and Luuk de Jong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Emre Belözoğlu ranks 59. Before him are Diego Lugano, Kim Tae-hee, Kristen Bell, Mykola Bychok, Angelos Charisteas, and Jesse Jane. After him are Brian McFadden, Luís Fabiano, Ashley Cole, Yao Ming, Mark Rober, and John Arne Riise.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Emre Belözoğlu ranks 1,016 out of 1,347. Before him are Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882), Basil Lekapenos (925), Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), Can Yaman (1989), and Sabiha Kasimati (1912). After him are Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), Hayranidil Kadın (1846), Hande Yener (1973), Siamanto (1878), Uğur Şahin (1965), and Meral Akşener (1956).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among soccer players born in Türkiye, Emre Belözoğlu ranks 9. Before him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Arda Turan (1987), Metin Oktay (1936), Mustafa Denizli (1949), and Okan Buruk (1973). After him are Burhan Sargun (1929), Turgay Şeren (1932), Arda Güler (2005), Burak Yılmaz (1985), Akgün Kaçmaz (1935), and Nihat Kahveci (1979).

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