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Mehmet Özdilek
Personal information
Full name	Mehmet Özdilek
Date of birth	1 April 1966 (1966-04-01) (age 43)
Place of birth	Samsun, Turkey
Youth career
	Ladikspor
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1988 1988-2001	Kahramanmaraşspor Beşiktaş	387 (130)
National team2
1990-1997	Turkey	31 (0)
Teams managed
2005 2008-	Malatyaspor Turkey (Assistant) Antalyaspor
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mehmet Özdilek (Born 1 April 1966, Samsun) Nicknamed Şifo Mehmet. He began his football life at Ladikspor/Samsun. When he was 16 Kahramanmaraşspor scouted him and transferred in. He was the topscorer in the season 1987-88 when Kahramanmaraşspor was the champion of the 2. Turkish League. After the promotion of his team he went to Beşiktaş J.K.. He played there for many successful years scoring many fantastic goals. He retired from football in 2001 when Beşiktaş J.K. played a match against the AC Milan side of Fatih Terim which Beşiktaş won 2-1.

In 2005 during a World Cup qualifier between Turkey and Switzerland, he kicked a Swiss footballer which sparked a massive brawl between both sets of players and culminated in his resignation as assistant coach of the Turkish national team. The event was largely out of character for a man who didn't receive a single red card and was reputed for his great sportsmanship.

[edit] Honours

• Beşiktaş
  • Turkish League: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1995
  • Turkish Cup: 1989 - 1990 - 1994 - 1998
  • President Cup: 1997
  • TSYD Cup: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1993 - 1996

Individual

• Turkish League Topscorer: 1986/87
• Turkish Player of the Year: 1991

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