Emrah Eren

Emrah Eren
	Emrah Eren in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	13 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1990–1993	Gaziosmanpaşaspor
1993–1995	İstanbulspor
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	İstanbulspor
1995–1996	→ Kartalspor (loan)
1996–1999	Adanaspor
1999–2002	Galatasaray
2000–2001	→ İstanbulspor (loan)
2001–2002	→ Gaziantepspor (loan)
2002–2003	Kocaelispor
2003–2006	Trabzonspor
2006	Malatyaspor
2006–2008	Çaykur Rizespor
2008–2009	Gaziantepspor
2009–2010	Giresunspor
2010–2011	Konyaspor
2011	Denizlispor
2011–2014	Akhisar Belediyespor
International career
1997–2000	Turkey U21
Medal record
Representing Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emrah Eren (born 13 November 1978) is a Turkish retired footballer.

Emrah has played over 250 matches at Turkish Super League and was a Turkey U21 internationals.

Career

Emrah began his career at Gaziosmanpaşa in his teenage years, playing on the right side of defence and midfield. He became professional in İstanbulspor in 1995. He soon found himself at Süper Lig team Adanaspor, and immediately made his mark despite his youth. His talent earned him a place in the Turkish under-21 team, first at 1997 Mediterranean Games where he continued to impress the scouts from many teams. Displaying pace, power, technique and hard work it was obvious that he would soon join a big team.

In the summer of 1999, he joined Galatasaray. His time there was brief, as he failed to earn much playing time. He was loaned out to Istanbulspor for a while but found that his experience on his return to Galatasaray would be the same as he had been through before. At the beginning of the 2002 season he joined league strugglers Kocaelispor. Here he found regular playing time and refound his form and began to show signs of fulfilling his promise that he had displayed in his younger years. His efficient defending combined with runs into the opposition half made him one of the stars of the team. Kocaelispor were relegated from the Superlig. Emrah left to join the Black Sea club Trabzonspor.

At Trabzonspor, Emrah has established himself as one of the best defenders in Turkish football. He has fulfilled much of the potential that he showed in his youth. He is a fan favourite due to his modesty and hard work in the team. In July 2005 he extended his contract with the team for a further three years, to 2008.

In January 2006, he joined Malatyaspor.

Emrah Eren is married with one child.

In June 2010, Emrah Eren signed a one-year contract with Konyaspor.

Honours

Galatasaray

Trabzonspor

Turkish Cup: 2003–04

Akhisar Belediyespor

TFF First League: 2011–12

References

Emrah Eren at the Turkish Football Federation