Ahmet Çakar

Ahmet Çakar ( born May 4, 1962 in Çankırı, Turkey ) is a former Turkish football referee and is considered one of his country's most successful referee. His main job is a medical doctor.

Career

Ahmet Çakar graduated from the oldest Turkish university İstanbul Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi. After his studies, he practiced as a doctor and worked part-time as a football referee. He led over 100 international matches and derbies and was the first Turkish referee of the games in the UEFA Champions League headed. After his career as a football referee, he worked as a commentator in various Turkish sports programs. Currently, he comments on the events in the Turkish football along with Sinan Engin, Rasim Ozan Küthayalı, Ümit Özat and Ertem Sener, in a show called Beyaz Futbol. In addition, he has worked as a sports editor for the Turkish daily Sabah.

The most important games of his career

Private

Çakar is married and has two children.

Others

On 25 February 2004 Çakar was shot by a previously unknown person five times. The motive is unknown to date; the police believe that his comments about events in the Turkish football were the motive for the perpetrator.