Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim
Terim with Galatasaray in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fatih Terim [1]
Date of birth (1953-09-04) 4 September 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Adana, Turkey
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1963–1969 Adana Demirspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1974 Adana Demirspor 125 (25)
1974–1985 Galatasaray 327 (16)
Total 452 (41)
International career
1971 Turkey U19 7 (0)
1973–1975 Turkey U21 10 (0)
1975–1984 Turkey 51 (3)
Managerial career
1987–1989 Ankaragücü
1989–1990 Göztepe
1990–1993 Turkey U21
1993–1996 Turkey
1996–2000 Galatasaray
2000–2001 Fiorentina
2001 Milan
2002–2004 Galatasaray
2005–2009 Turkey
2011–2013 Galatasaray
2013–2017 Turkey
2017–2022 Galatasaray
2023–2024 Panathinaikos
Medal record
Representing  Turkey (as manager)
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.[2]

During his football career, he played for Ceyhanspor, Adana Demirspor and Galatasaray. In his eleven years of playing time for Galatasaray, he won the Prime Minister's Cup in 1975 and in 1979, the Turkish Cup in 1975-1976, 1981-1982 and 1984-1985 seasons and the Turkish Super Cup in 1982 with the club. Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) and Turkey, as well as the Turkey national team, most recently from 2013 to 2017.[3]

In a survey conducted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in 80 countries, he was placed among the best eight managers in the world, receiving his award at a ceremony held in Rothenburg, Germany, on 8 January 2001. On 25 April 2007, Terim received the order of "Commendatore" awarded by the Italian state.[4] In 2008, he received a nomination for UEFA manager of the year and Eurosport named him the best coach at UEFA Euro 2008.[5] In December 2008, he was ranked the seventh-best football manager in the world by World Soccer magazine in 2008.[6] His Turkish nickname is "İmparator", and his Italian nickname is "Imperatore". Both names mean "emperor".

Terim, whose father is of Turkish Cypriot origin, is married to Fulya Aksu Terim. He has two daughters, Merve Terim Çetin and Buse Terim Bahçekapılı.

  1. ^ "Fati̇h Teri̇m". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. (26 December 2023). "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Φατίχ Τερίμ". pao.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fatih Terim out as Turkey manager after fight with restaurant owner". ESPN. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "En iyisi Terim seçildi". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2008. (in Turkish). Sevilenfrm.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Culture and Sports: Turkish football coach is listed among top ten in world". Setimes. 8 February 2011.

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