Fazlı Kocabaş

Fazlı Kocabaş — Biography

Fazlı Kocabaş is a centre back of Turkish descent who came through in Belgium, played in Turkey for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Adana Demirspor, and now plays in the Belgian provincial leagues for Grez-Doiceau. Born in Brussels, he holds both Belgian and Turkish citizenship and won 11 caps for Belgium's youth national teams, scoring once.

The first phase of his career was in Belgium: he played for Racing Jet Wavre in his amateur years and then in the under-19 side of Standard de Liège. In the summer transfer window of 2009-10 he moved from Standard de Liège to Eupen. The second phase was his Turkish spell: in 2013-14 he joined Süper Lig side Kayseri Erciyesspor, and on 8 August 2014 he agreed terms with Adana Demirspor. In later years he continued in Belgium's lower amateur leagues.

At 1.85 metres tall, he plays in central defence.