Serdar Bali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serdar Bali | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972-1975 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975-1980 | Trabzonspor | 101 | (13) |
| 1980-1985 | Beşiktaş | 51 | (6) |
| 1983-1984 | →Karagümrük (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1985-1988 | Trabzonspor | 54 | (1) |
| 1985-1986 | →Denizlispor (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 1978–1980 | Turkey | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Serdar Bali (born 21 July 1956) is a Turkish former professional footballer best known for his years with Trabzonspor and Beşiktaş.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Bali was born in Istanbul where his father Zekeriya Bali was playing as a footballer. The family moved to his father's native Trabzon, where Bali started playing football professionally with Trabzonspor.[2] In 5 seasons with them, he won 4 Süper Lig titles. In 1980, he transferred to Beşiktaş where he won his fifth Süper Lig league title in 1982. He returned to Trabzonspor in 1985, where he retired in 1988.[3]
After retiring as a footballer, Bali worked in commerce -from 1996 to 2002 with his old club Trabzonspor in management. Since 2007, he has been a sports writer.[4][5]
Honours[edit]
Trabzonspor
- Süper Lig: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-1980
- Turkish Cup: 1976-77, 1977-78
- Turkish Super Cup: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-1980
- Prime Minister's Cup: 1977-78
Beşiktaş
References[edit]
- ^ "Serdar Bali görevini bıraktı". arsiv.ntv.com.tr.
- ^ "Serdar dün 3,5 milyonluk kontrata imza attı". Milliyet. 4 Temmuz 1980. s. 12.
- ^ "Trabzonspor, Serdar'ı Denizlispor'a kiraladı". Milliyet. 26 Ekim 1985. s. 13.
- ^ "Serdar Bali Kimdir? - Güncel Serdar Bali Haberleri". www.sabah.com.tr.
- ^ "Serdar Bali". Stargazete.com.
External links[edit]
- Serdar Bali at the Turkish Football Federation
- Serdar Bali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Serdar Bali at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)