Bülent Korkmaz
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Korkmaz in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bülent Korkmaz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malatya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Esenler Erokspor (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1985 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–2005 | Galatasaray | 430 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 430 | (15) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–2005 | Turkey | 102 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Bursaspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Baku | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Karabükspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | İstanbul BB | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mersin İdman Yurdu | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Antalyaspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Konyaspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Alanyaspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Esenler Erokspor | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" (lit. 'Great Captain') and "Cengaver" (lit. 'Warrior'), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor.
Korkmaz was a one club man during his club career, playing as a centre-back for Galatasaray for his whole career for 18 consecutive seasons between 1987 and 2005, winning 8 Süper Lig, 6 Turkish Cup, 5 Turkish Super Cup,1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Super Cup titles.
He is the 13th player in history to make over 100 appearances across European club competitions.
Korkmaz has got 102 senior caps for Turkey national football team.