Murat Erdoğan

Murat Erdoğan (born 1 August 1976 in London, England) was a Turkish footballer of English descent who now runs ME10 Football, a professional football management and consultancy firm based in Istanbul.

Murat Erdoğan

Personal information
Full name	Murat Erdoğan
Date of birth	(1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Mersin İdman Yurdu	51	(10)
1999–2002	Istanbulspor	87	(5)
2002–2003	Gaziantepspor	29	(0)
2003–2004	Galatasaray	17	(2)
2004–2005	Malatyaspor	33	(6)
2005–2006	Ankaraspor	28	(2)
2006–2007	Sakaryaspor	32	(2)
2007–2009	MKE Ankaragücü	30	(4)
2009	Sivasspor	15	(2)
2009–2010	Kasımpaşa	24	(3)
2010–2012	Manisaspor	58	(9)
2012–2013	Mersin İdman Yurdu	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Murat was a left-footed midfielder, who scored 48 goals during 410 professional appearances.^{[citation needed]} After being spotted playing during a Sunday league game on Hackney Marshes in London, Murat was invited to play for Mersin İdman Yurdu. After a transfer to İstanbulspor, Murat's career saw him play for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Malatyaspor, Ankaraspor, Sakaryaspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Sivasspor, Kasımpaşa, and Manisaspor in the Turkish league.^{[citation needed]} In September 2009, Murat moved to Kasımpaşa S.K.^[1] before returning to Mersin İdman Yurdu, where he ended his professional football career, playing for the team he first signed for sixteen years previously.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Since 2018, Murat has been the director of ME10 Football, an agency for professional footballers.^{[citation needed]} Murat worked as Sporting Director for Konyaspor from 2015 to 2016 .^{[citation needed]} Prior to that Murat worked for Sivasspor as Sporting Director from June 2013 until February 2014.

Personal

Murat lives in Istanbul, Bodrum and London. Murat still regularly plays football ^[2] and keeps fit.

References

1. "Kasımpaşa'da 3 imza" (in Turkish). NTVSpor. 1 September 2009.
2. "Murat Erdoğan'ın Golü - Beşiktaş 5 v Galatasaray 5".