Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim

Association-football-player · 72 years old

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Age72 years old
Birth dateSeptember 4, 1953
BirthplaceAdana
ProfessionAssociation-football-player, Association-football-coach
Height1.72 m
Zodiac signVirgo

Fatih Terim — Biography

Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

During his football career, he played for Ceyhanspor, Adana Demirspor and Galatasaray. In his eleven years of playing time for Galatasaray, he won the Prime Minister's Cup in 1975 and in 1979, the Turkish Cup in 1975–76, 1981–82 and 1984–85 seasons and the Turkish Super Cup in 1982 with the club. Terim has managed several clubs in Turkey, AC Milan and Fiorentina in Italy, as well as the Turkey national team, most recently from 2013 to 2017.

In a survey conducted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in 80 countries, he was placed among the best eight managers in the world, receiving his award at a ceremony held in Rothenburg, Germany, on 8 January 2001. On 25 April 2007, Terim received the order of "Commendatore" awarded by the Italian state. In 2008, he received a nomination for UEFA manager of the year and Eurosport named him the best coach at UEFA Euro 2008. In December 2008, he was ranked the seventh-best football manager in the world by World Soccer magazine in 2008.

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