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Fatih Tekke
Tekke playing for Trabzonspor in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Köprübaşı, Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Trabzonspor 83 (12)
1997–1998 → Altay (loan) 24 (8)
2000–2002 Gaziantepspor 57 (28)
2002–2006 Trabzonspor 114 (77)
2006–2010 Zenit Saint Petersburg 73 (24)
2010 Rubin Kazan 5 (0)
2010–2011 Beşiktaş 2 (0)
2011 Ankaragücü 9 (3)
2011–2012 Orduspor 15 (3)
Total 382 (155)
International career
1998–2007 Turkey 25 (9)
Managerial career
2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor
2016 Boluspor
2017–2018 Manisaspor
2018 Denizlispor
2018–2019 İstanbulspor
2020–2021 İstanbulspor
2021 Bursaspor
2021–2022 Denizlispor
2022–2023 İstanbulspor
2023–2024 Alanyaspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fatih Tekke (born 9 September 1977), known by his given nickname Sultan,[1][2] is a Turkish football coach and former player who last coached Alanyaspor. He started his professional career at Trabzonspor and later played for Altay, Gaziantepspor, Zenit, and Beşiktaş. He achieved recognition as the top scorer in the Süper Lig during the 2004–05 season. Tekke also represented the Turkey national team, and he eventually retired from playing, transitioning into a managerial role.

Club career

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Early years

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Tekke was born in the small town of Köprübaşı, in the province of Trabzon. He joined Trabzonspor, the major team in the area. Tekke was still in his teens when he started to appear in the first team. In 45 matches that he played between 1994–97, he scored six goals. At the beginning of the 1997–98 season he was loaned out to Altay of İzmir, where he scored eight goals in 24 matches. In a 5–4 defeat to Galatasaray, he scored a hat-trick. However a few weeks later he broke his leg and was out of the game for six months. Upon his return to Trabzonspor, Tekke played another 38 matches and scored six goals before he transferred to Gaziantepspor in the summer of 2000. In this period he made his first appearance for the Turkey national team.

In 2002, Tekke returned to Trabzonspor and was given the captaincy. This was the time Tekke reached the peak of his career. In the 2004–05 season he managed to become the league's top goal scorer with 31 goals, 7 goals ahead of the second placed player and was second for the Golden Foot. During his spell with Trabzonspor, he won two medals for winning the Turkish Cup in consecutive seasons.

Russia

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In July 2006, at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he transferred from Trabzonspor to Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg, for a fee of €7.5 million. He won the Russian Premier League in the 2007 season with Zenit Saint Petersburg and lifted the UEFA Cup by defeating Rangers in the 2008 UEFA Cup final. He was voted man of the match by the readers of the UEFA website (uefa.com) for his football in the final. He also won the 2008 UEFA Super Cup with Zenit Saint Petersburg by defeating the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United.

As of November 10, 2009, according to the statistics on the club's official website, he has made a total of 84 appearances in the Russian Premier League, Russian Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, scoring 30 goals. Although it was reported in the media that he was not considered by the team because he was sometimes substituted, he made a very successful start to the new season in Russia.

On 3 February 2010, Tekke signed a three-year contract with Rubin Kazan. He only played five games before he decided to return to Turkey, transferring to Beşiktaş.

Back to Turkey

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On 1 September 2010, Tekke signed a two-year contract with Beşiktaş However, he was only able to play a total of two games before he was sent to Ankaragücü, in the 2010–11 transfer window. In the five matches he played for Ankaragücü, he scored three goals. In the summer transfer season of 2011, the newly promoted team, Orduspor, declared that they had purchased Tekke from Ankaragücü. Tekke was given the number 23 and the captaincy of the team. He then moved to Orduspor and retired soon after. He then became a manager.

International career

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Tekke was in the Turkey national squad for U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-21, and for the Turkey national team. For U-15, he played six matches and scored no goals. For U-16, he played 18 matches and scored five goals, while also winning the UEFA European Under-16 Championship, held in Ireland. For U-17, he played ten matches and scored no goals. For U18, he played 13 matches and scored five goals. For U-21, he only played one match. Between 1998 and 2007, Tekke played 25 matches and scored nine goals for the Turkey national team.

Managerial career

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On 29 March 2015, he signed a contract with Kayseri Erciyesspor.

In February 2018, Tekke was appointed as the head coach of Denizlispor, which ranked 16th with 17 points from 21 matches. Under Tekke's management, he collected 21 points in 13 matches, reaching 38 points and contributed to Denizlispor to finish the season in 15th place by taking them out of the relegation zone.

In the 2019–20 season, Tekke coached İstanbulspor, one of the TFF First League teams, finishing 4th in the league and earning the right to compete in the Play-offs. In the play-offs, İstanbulspor lost to Altay with the scores of 3–2 and 1–0 and lost the chance to be promoted to Süper Lig.

Tekke signed a 1+1 year contract with Bursaspor, one of the TFF First League teams, in the 2nd week of the 2021–22 season. On 19 September 2021, after 2 defeats, 1 win and 1 draw in 4 matches as Bursaspor coach, his duty was terminated.

On 24 October 2022, following the resignation of Osman Zeki Korkmaz, Tekke became the new head coach of Süper Lig team İstanbulspor. Tekke, who was appointed as the head coach of İstanbulspor for the 3rd time in his career, signed a 5-year contract with his new club. On 25 September 2023, Tekke and the club parted ways by mutual agreement.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trabzonspor 1994–95 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
1995–96 20 3 2 1 4 0 26 4
1996–97 19 3 3 1 3 0 25 4
1997–98 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1998–99 16 4 0 0 0 0 16 4
1999–00 22 2 3 0 0 0 25 2
Total 83 12 10 2 7 0 59 8
Altay (loan) 1997–98 24 8 2 1 0 0 26 9
Gaziantepspor 2000–01 31 15 2 0 2 0 35 15
2001–02 24 12 3 2 3 1 30 15
2002–03 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 57 28 5 2 5 1 67 31
Trabzonspor 2002–03 28 13 5 4 0 0 33 17
2003–04 24 11 4 1 2 1 30 13
2004–05 34 31 4 2 6 1 44 34
2005–06 28 22 3 3 2 2 33 27
Total 114 77 16 10 10 4 140 91
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2006 15 4 0 0 0 0 15 4
2007 16 4 5 1 2 1 23 6
2008 22 8 1 0 5 1 28 9
2009 20 8 0 0 5 2 23 10
Total 73 24 6 1 12 4 91 29
Rubin Kazan 2010 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Beşiktaş 2010–11 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Ankaragücü 2010–11 9 3 1 0 0 0 10 3
Orduspor 2011–12 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
Career total 382 155 41 16 34 9 457 180

International

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Turkey national team
Year Apps Goals
1998 2 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2003 2 0
2004 5 3
2005 8 5
2006 5 1
2007 1 0
Total 25 9

International goals

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Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tekke goal.
List of international goals scored by Fatih Tekke
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2004 Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey  Georgia 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 October 2004 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Kazakhstan 3–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4–0
4 30 March 2005 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 2–1 5–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 3–1
6 8 June 2005 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 4–0
8 17 August 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–0 1–3 Friendly
9 16 August 2006 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

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As of 3 November 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Erciyesspor 2 April 2015 31 May 2015 9 1 4 4 011.11
Boluspor 5 February 2016 20 May 2016 13 2 6 5 015.38
Manisaspor 11 October 2017 17 January 2018 13 5 3 5 038.46
Denizlispor 14 February 2018 31 May 2018 13 6 3 4 046.15
İstanbulspor 4 June 2018 12 March 2019 27 6 11 10 022.22
İstanbulspor 1 January 2020 23 March 2021 46 20 11 15 043.48
Bursaspor 24 August 2021 19 September 2021 4 1 1 2 025.00
Denizlispor 17 November 2021 24 January 2022 12 4 2 6 033.33
İstanbulspor 25 October 2022 25 September 2023 30 9 5 16 030.00
Alanyaspor 3 November 2023 present 41 13 16 12 031.71
Total 208 67 62 79 032.21

Honours

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Turkey

Trabzonspor

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Rubin Kazan

References

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  1. ^ "Fatih Sultan Tekke" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ Emir Kolaylı (25 December 2013). "Fatih Sultan Tekke" (in Turkish). FourFourTwo Turkish Edition. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ Fatih Tekke at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Fatih Tekke » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Tekke, Fatih". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
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