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Okan Buruk

1973 - Today

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Okan Buruk (Turkish pronunciation: [[oˈkan buɾuk]], born 19 October 1973) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player, currently serving as the manager of Super League club Galatasaray. As both a player and a manager, Buruk is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in Turkish football in the 21st century. With seven Super League titles as a player and four more as a manager, he holds the record for the most championships in the league’s history. As a midfielder, Buruk enjoyed a successful playing career spanning nearly two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Okan Buruk is the 1,794th most popular soccer player (up from 2,186th in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,061st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Okan Buruk ranks 1,794 out of 21,273. Before him are Pachín, Iván Helguera, Christian Eriksen, Néstor Combin, Koji Tanaka, and Juan Mujica. After him are Ivan Dimitrov, Adama Traoré, Rabah Saâdane, Hilário, Joseph Mermans, and Mitsuru Komaeda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Okan Buruk ranks 112. Before him are Corey Taylor, Oliver Neuville, Brian Austin Green, Mariza, Tadanobu Asano, and Shota Arveladze. After him are Sean Paul, Bernd Schneider, Jan Ullrich, Vladimír Šmicer, Hiromu Arakawa, and Asia Carrera.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Okan Buruk ranks 991 out of 1,347. Before him are Orhan Veli Kanık (1914), John the Silent (454), Aphthonius of Antioch (300), Serapion of Antioch (200), Özcan Deniz (1972), and Metrophanes of Byzantium (300). After him are Hulusi Behçet (1889), Critolaus (-200), Hande Erçel (1993), Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901), Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (1968), and Şivan Perwer (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among soccer players born in Türkiye, Okan Buruk ranks 8. Before him are Ali Sami Yen (1886), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Arda Turan (1987), Metin Oktay (1936), and Mustafa Denizli (1949). After him are Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Burhan Sargun (1929), Turgay Şeren (1932), Arda Güler (2005), Burak Yılmaz (1985), and Akgün Kaçmaz (1935).

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