Murat Erdoğan | |
Upright: | 0.9 |
Birth Date: | 1976 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1997–1999 |
Years2: | 1999–2002 |
Years3: | 2002–2003 |
Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Years5: | 2004–2005 |
Years6: | 2005–2006 |
Years7: | 2006–2007 |
Years8: | 2007–2009 |
Years9: | 2009 |
Years10: | 2009–2010 |
Years11: | 2010–2012 |
Years12: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs1: | Mersin İdman Yurdu |
Clubs2: | Istanbulspor |
Clubs3: | Gaziantepspor |
Clubs4: | Galatasaray |
Clubs5: | Malatyaspor |
Clubs6: | Ankaraspor |
Clubs7: | Sakaryaspor |
Clubs8: | MKE Ankaragücü |
Clubs9: | Sivasspor |
Clubs10: | Kasımpaşa |
Clubs11: | Manisaspor |
Clubs12: | Mersin İdman Yurdu |
Caps1: | 51 |
Caps2: | 87 |
Caps3: | 29 |
Caps4: | 17 |
Caps5: | 33 |
Caps6: | 28 |
Caps7: | 32 |
Caps8: | 30 |
Caps9: | 15 |
Caps10: | 24 |
Caps11: | 58 |
Caps12: | 13 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Goals8: | 4 |
Goals9: | 2 |
Goals10: | 3 |
Goals11: | 9 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Murat Erdoğan (born 1 August 1976) is an English-born Turkish former professional footballer and a businessperson.
Erdoğan was born in London, England. He played as a left-footed midfielder, scoring 48 goals in 410 professional appearances. After being spotted playing during a Sunday league game on Hackney Marshes in London, he was invited to play for Mersin İdman Yurdu. After a transfer to İstanbulspor, Erdoğan's career saw him play for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Malatyaspor, Ankaraspor, Sakaryaspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Sivasspor, Kasımpaşa, and Manisaspor in the Turkish league. In September 2009, he moved to Kasımpaşa S.K.[1] before returning to Mersin İdman Yurdu, where he ended his professional football career, playing for the team he first signed for sixteen years previously.
Since 2018, Erdoğan has been the director of ME10 Football, an agency for professional footballers. He worked as sporting director for Konyaspor from 2015 to 2016 . Prior to that Erdoğan worked for Sivasspor as sporting director from June 2013 until February 2014.
Erdoğan lives in Istanbul, Bodrum and London.
He still regularly plays football.[2] and keeps fit.