İsmail Demiriz (born 1 April 1962) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a right-back, and manager.
In 2019, Demiriz was convicted in Turkey and sentenced to prison for over a half-dozen years for his affiliations with Hizmet, a self-described transnational association based on moral principles and outlawed in Turkey as allegedly an "armed terrorist group."[1]
Professional career
Demiriz spent his whole career in Turkey and is best known for his stint with Galatasaray, for whom he played 251 times and scored seven times.[2] He helped Galatasaray win three Süper Lig titles, and ten other domestic titles. He was briefly a manager after retiring from football.
Other interests
In September 2016, Demiriz was charged with being part of a Gülenist terrorist organization and detained in Istanbul.[3]
Honours
- Galatasaray
- Turkish Federation Cup (2): 1984-85, 1990-91
- Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1985-86, 1989-90
- Süper Lig (3): 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93
- Turkish Super Cup (2): 1986-87, 1987-88
- TSYD Cup (3): 1987-88, 1991-92, 1992-93
- Turkish Cup (1): 1992-93
References
- ^ "Turkish court sentences ex-footballer to jail over Gülen movement links". Ahval. 26 March 2019.
- ^ Haber7. "İsmail Demiriz kimdir? Aslen nereli ve kaç yaşındadır?". Haber7.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eski Galatasaraylı futbolcu İsmail Demiriz tutuklandı". 22 September 2016.
External links
- İsmail Demiriz at the Turkish Football Federation
- İsmail Demiriz at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- TFF Manager Profile
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