Sercan Görgülü

Sercan Görgülü — Biography

Sercan Görgülü was a goalscoring forward who defined Sarıyer's best years in the second half of the 1980s and was counted among the most successful strikers in the Süper Lig that decade. His 223 Süper Lig matches and 61 goals for Sarıyer are club records, and after retiring he worked for the Turkish Football Federation as a coach educator and as technical officer of the Turkey national futsal team.

He started at Muğlaspor in 1977, turned professional at Boluspor in 1980 and moved to Zonguldakspor in 1983. At Sarıyer, which he joined in 1985, he became known for his goals against the three big clubs and was one of the key players of the club's peak years; against Fenerbahçe he scored 10 goals in 20 top-flight matches. He was a team-mate of Rıdvan Dilmen for almost his whole career and remains a close friend. In the winter break of 1990-91 he joined Fenerbahçe and scored 4 goals in 24 league games, then returned to Sarıyer in the winter break of 1991-92. He went to Marmarisspor in 1995 and in 1997 to the Istanbul amateur side Alibeyköyspor, where he both played and coached for two seasons; he retired when the team went up to the Third League.

He played for Turkey at youth and Olympic level and won two senior caps.