Oktay DerelioÄŸlu
Oktay Derelioğlu ( born December 17, 1975 in Karagümrük, Istanbul) is a Turkish former international footballer.
His career as a professional football player began at Fatih Karagümrük in 1985. At 14 years he had secured a regular place in the first men's team. In 1992 came the move to Trabzonspor. Here he was at the age of 17 years not prevail against the striker colleagues and joined the end of the season for Beşiktaş Istanbul.
In the first half of the season he was very successful, so he was also appointed to the Turkish national team. His legendary goal in the match against Belgium has entered the Turkish football history. He played several Belgians out in a solo and then made a goal. He has repeatedly violated the following season and therefore could bring no more constant power. In 1997 he lost his wife to suicide, and found with the fiancée of his former colleagues footballer ( Serdar Topraktepe ) a new partner. This led to a lawsuit and was also the reason why he had to leave Beşiktaş. He then played for Siirt Jetpaspor and Gaziantepspor.
In 2000 he played in the Spanish league for the club UD Las Palmas, where he could not prevail. In 2001 he moved back to Trabzonspor, where he stayed only briefly and moved to Fenerbahce. In the 2003 /04 season he played for half a season at the 1st FC Nuremberg and the second round, he moved back into the Turkish league to Samsunspor. In the following years he played for Akçaabat Sebatspor, İstanbulspor and Yalovaspor. In the season 2004/ 05 he played under the Turkish coach Rasim Kara FK Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan. He was top scorer and voted best player of the season. In 2007 he moved back to his hometown club Fatih Karagümrük and finished his career there.
2008 Oktay Derelioğlu stated that he would like to aim for a career as a coach.
Derelioğlu was one of the most talented strikers in Europe and one has promised a lot from him. Many experts claim that the suicide of his wife and the subsequent dispute with his best friend, the turning point of his career.
He had 20 appearances in the Turkish national team, scoring nine goals there.
He has 14 goals the player who has made the most internationally for Beşiktaş Istanbul.
Achievements
As a national player
- U-18 European Championship: 1992
- U-18 European runners-up: 1993
- European Championship quarter-finalists: 2000
With its clubs
- Turkish champions: 1995
- Cup of Turkish Sports Journalists' Association: 1993
- Turkish Cup: 1992, 1994