Tugay Kerimoğlu

Tugay
Tugay in 2016
Personal information
Full name Tugay Kerimoğlu
Date of birth (1970-08-24) 24 August 1970
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1983 Trabzonspor
1983–1987 Galatasaray A2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1999 Galatasaray 279 (34)
1999–2001 Rangers 42 (4)
2001–2009 Blackburn Rovers 233 (11)
Total 554 (49)
International career
1986–1987 Turkey U16 13 (1)
1987–1988 Turkey U18 8 (0)
1988–1991 Turkey U21 20 (3)
1990–2007 Turkey 94 (2)
Managerial career
2010 Galatasaray A2
2015–2016 Şanlıurfaspor
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
2002 Korea/Japan
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tugay Kerimoğlu (born 24 August 1970), known in England as just Tugay, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most notably for Galatasaray, followed by Rangers and Blackburn Rovers. After retirement, he was the coordinator of the Galatasaray youth academy, after a short spell working with Mark Hughes at Manchester City. He then served as Roberto Mancini's assistant at Galatasaray during the 2013–14 season.