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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