Rıdvan Dilmen

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Rıdvan Dilmen
Personal information
Full name	Rıdvan Dilmen
Date of birth	August 14, 1962 (1962-08-14) (age 45)
Place of birth	Nazilli, Turkey
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Winger (retired)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1977-1979 1979-1980 1980-1983 1983-1987 1987-1995	Nazillispor Muğlaspor Boluspor Sarıyer Fenerbahçe Career	? (?)  ? (?)  ? (?)  ? (?)  ? (?) ? (?)
National team
	Turkey	024 0(5)
Teams managed
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002	Vanspor Fenerbahçe Altay Adanaspor
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Rıdvan Dilmen (born on August 14, 1962 in Aydın) is a Turkish footballer that played in the Turkish Super League.

Dilmen made his debut with Nazillispor in 1977. He transferred to Muğlaspor in 1979 and became known for his scoring skills in Boluspor between 1980-1983. He signed for Fenerbahçe, when in 1987, after playing for Sarıyer between 1983-1987 and became one of the symbol players of Fenerbahçe and Turkish football. He also played for Turkish national team.

Dilmen was nicknamed "Şeytan Rıdvan" ("Ridvan the Devil") mostly for his wits, immense speed with the ball and stupendous fakes. Dilmen stated that he disliked the nickname "Şeytan", and so the nickname is never been used since then.

He was the main actor of the 1988-89 Turkish League Season, which Fenerbahçe reached the title with a record number of goals (103) at the league's history. In the 1988-1989 season, he scored 19 goals and made 41 assists. After getting injured in 1990 against Trabzonspor by the Serbian defender Miodrag Ješić, he never fully recovered. Although he had sixteen operations Ridvan failed to fulfill the expectations after his injury. He retired in 1995 at Fenerbahçe after painful years of injuries.

Dilmen worked as a manager for Vanspor in 1997-98 season. When he started, although it was almost mid season, Vanspor had zero points. His club finished the season as champions of Turkish Second League. He then became Fenerbahçe football teams manager in 2000. However, his stay only lasted five weeks. He resigned as Fenerbahçe was eliminated from UEFA Cup at an early stage. Dilmen was also employed as a manager for Altay SK and Adanaspor. So far, he doesn't have a successful managing career as he was expected to deliver.

Dilmen is currently working as a commentator and a sportswriter.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Joachim Löw	Fenerbahçe SK Manager 1999-2000	Succeeded by Zdeněk Zeman

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