Tugay Kerimoğlu

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Tugay
Personal information
Full name Tugay Kerimoğlu
Date of birth August 24, 1970 (1970-08-24) (age 37)
Place of birth    Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club Blackburn Rovers
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987–2000
2000–2001
2001–		 Galatasaray
Rangers
Blackburn Rovers		 236 (34)
042 0(4)
250 (11)   
National team2
1990–2007 Turkey 094 0(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21:10, 28 March 2007 (CST).
* Appearances (Goals)

Tugay Kerimoğlu (born August 24, 1970 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who has been playing for Blackburn Rovers since 2001. His main role is central midfielder, he also is competent on attacking midfielder and anchor positions.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Galatasaray

He played for Galatasaray from 1987 to 2000, where he won the Turkish League six times (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998 and 1999) and the Turkey Cup four times (1991, 1993, 1996 and 1999).

[edit] Glasgow Rangers

He had signed for Scottish club Rangers in January 2000 mid season transfer window, and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2001-02 season.[1]

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

His debut for Rovers was as a substitute against Sunderland AFC. His first goal came on 14 October 2001 in a 7-1 home thrashing against West Ham United in which he scored with a trademark effort from outside the box, lobbing the keeper. Tugay immediately became a fans favourite at Blackburn Rovers, where he has been an integral part of the club's success on the field since his first season. Unfortunately he missed Blackburn's League Cup final win in 2002 through suspension.

Tugay was named Blackburn's Player of the Year in the 2003-04 campaign. With a good start to the UEFA Cup 2006-07 campaign, Tugay commented after a 3-0 win over their UEFA opponents FC Basel, that he would like to renew his contract with Rovers, and would continue playing until he is 40 if he could do so.

On February 2008, coach Mark Hughes had declared that he is willing to extend Tugay's contract in upcoming weeks. [2] However retirement, or at the very least a reduced role for the squad is a distinct possibility.

In May 2008, Tugay won the clubs "goal of the season" award for his awesome strike against Reading in October 2007. On May the 20th, Tugay put pen to paper on a year long extension to his contract.[3] The deal, believed to be a Pay-As-You-Play deal, will include branching off into coaching in the coming year.[citation needed]

[edit] National team

Tugay also appeared for his country many times, including the Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but retired in 2003 after Turkey failed to qualify for Euro 2004. After 4 years of absence, he has returned back to the national team for the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

He had his very last cap for Turkey on 5 June 2007 in a friendly against Brazil in Dortmund, Germany. He wore number 94 to commemorate his 94 caps for his country.

[edit] Playing style

Tugay essentially plays in the midfield position, either as a defensive midfielder or a playmaker. He is well known for his accurate long passes and thunderbolt shots. Although his attacking instincts have not been prevalent in recent times, Tugay's energetic performances have earned him renewed contracts over the past two seasons.

[edit] Personal life

Tugay generally keeps himself out of the media spotlight, and even with very good English and an apparent good sense of humour, he rarely makes an interview, even to his club's very own radio station, Radio Rovers. Tugay is married to Etkin Kerimoğlu, a former Galatasaray and Turkish international basketball player. He has two children, named Berke and Melisse.

[edit] Honours

Flag of Turkey Galatasaray

Flag of Scotland Glasgow Rangers

Flag of England Blackburn Rovers

Flag of Turkey Turkey

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blackburn To Open Contract Talks With Tugay
  2. ^ (Turkish)New contract with Tugay
  3. ^ Tugay pens new deal

[edit] External links

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