Emre Belözoğlu

Turkish football manager

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January 14 2025 Started managerial role at Antalyaspor
May 31 2024 Concluded managerial tenure at Ankaragücü
2023 Completed his managerial stint with Ankaragücü by leaving the club at the end of the season.
October 5 2023 Emre Belözoğlu signed a contract with Ankaragücü, a historic Turkish football club based in the capital city.
October 3 2023 Began managerial role at Ankaragücü
September 6 2023 Left his position as manager of İstanbul Başakşehir after nearly two years with the club.
September 3 2023 Ended managerial tenure at İstanbul Başakşehir
October 15 2021 Managed his first match as İstanbul Başakşehir's head coach, securing a 3-2 home victory against Beşiktaş.
October 4 2021 Signed a two-year contract to manage İstanbul Başakşehir, returning to the team he had previously captained for four years.
October 3 2021 Started managerial role at İstanbul Başakşehir
June 2 2021 Fenerbahçe officially confirmed Belözoğlu's departure through a farewell announcement.
June 1 2021 Fenerbahçe president Ali Koç announced that Belözoğlu would not continue as manager after his interim period.
May 31 2021 Completed interim managerial tenure at Fenerbahçe
April 5 2021 Belözoğlu managed his first match as interim coach, leading Fenerbahçe to a 1-0 victory against Denizlispor in the Süper Lig.
March 25 2021 Began interim managerial role at Fenerbahçe, marking the start of his first managerial position.
March 25 2021 Fenerbahçe manager Erol Bulut left the team by mutual consent, and Emre Belözoğlu was appointed as interim manager for 10 matchdays.
2020 Investigated by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged FETÖ membership, but ultimately received a non-prosecution decision.
October 2020 Led Fenerbahçe's summer transfer window for the 2020–21 season, managing player acquisitions and team strategy during this period.
October 28 2020 Appointed director of football for Fenerbahçe's first team after retiring from professional football.
July 25 2020 Played the final match of his career in a 3-1 victory against Çaykur Rizespor, scoring a penalty goal in the 39th minute and retiring from football after this season.
July 7 2020 Scored a goal in the 81st minute against Gençlerbirliği, securing a 1-1 draw and earning Fenerbahçe 1 point in the 31st week of the league.
February 3 2020 Accused of racism by John Obi Mikel, who claimed Emre swore at him and his family.
2019 Concluded his international career with the Turkey national team after nearly two decades of service.
September 7 2019 Played his 100th international match for Turkey against Andorra.
August 19 2019 Played his first match for Fenerbahçe after four seasons, wearing the captain's armband against Gaziantep FK and scoring a penalty goal in the 24th minute.
July 2 2019 Signed a one-year contract with Fenerbahçe, returning to the club for his third spell.
2018 Belözoğlu changed his retirement plans, deciding to return to play for Fenerbahçe, his boyhood club, instead of retiring.
2018 Before the 2018–19 campaign, Belözoğlu initially announced his plans to retire from professional football at the end of the season.
2015 Emre Belözoğlu signed a two-year agreement with İstanbul Başakşehir football club at the start of the 2015–2016 season.
June 17 2014 Sentenced to a two-and-a-half-month suspended prison sentence for an insult crime, becoming the first Turkish footballer to be sentenced for racism.
April 15 2012 Accused of making a racist comment on the pitch towards Trabzonspor's Didier Zokora.

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