Engin İpekoğlu(born 7 June 1961 inİzmir,Turkey) is aTurkishfootballmanager and formergoalkeeperwho most recently served as manager ofAdanaspor.
He began his football career with Prater SV, an Austrian team, in 1978. He transferred toSakaryasporin 1982, became professional in Sakaryaspor in 1985, and won theTurkish Cupwith the team in 1988. He transferred toBeşiktaşin 1989. With Beşiktaş, he won twoTurkish First Leaguetitles (1990 and 1991) and oneTurkish Cup(1990). He transferred toFenerbahçein 1991, and was first goalkeeper until he got injured at theKayserispormatch in the 1994-95 season. İpekoğlu won theTurkish First Leaguetitle again with Fenerbahçe in 1996. He transferred toÇanakkale Dardanelspor,which got promoted to Turkish First League in the 1995-96 season, and he became first goalkeeper there until Çanakkale Dardanelspor's relegation toTurkish Second Leaguein the 1998-99 season. He returned to Fenerbahçe and kept Fenerbahçe's goal for seven more games. He was also capped for theTurkey national football team32 times, beginning with a friendly againstGreeceon 29 March 1989.
İpekoğlu retired from football at the end of the 1999-2000 season. He became assistant manager ofRaşit Çetiner,who was manager for the Turkish U-21 team. He stayed as the assistant manager ofRaşit Çetiner,who became the manager ofBursasporin the 2004-2005 season. Bursaspor returned to the Süper Lig two years after relegation. He took overBursasporafter Çetiner resigned 11 weeks into the 2006-2007 season.
External links
edit- Engin İpekoğlu–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
- Engin İpekoğlu player profileat theTurkish Football Federation
- Engin İpekoğlu coach profileat theTurkish Football Federation
- Engin İpekoğlu player profileat www.mackolik.com(in Turkish)
- Engin İpekoğlu coach profileat www.mackolik.com(in Turkish)