Veli Acar

Veli Acar — Biography

Veli Acar is a retired Turkish wingback who played for the Bursaspor side that won the club's first Süper Lig title in 2009-10, and later as the captain of Denizlispor after returning to his home region of Denizli. His career drew a wide arc from the amateur clubs of Denizli to a league title and back to Denizlispor.

He was born in Kelekçi, in the Acıpayam district of Denizli. He began in Denizli with the amateur club Karşıyakaspor and played for local sides including Denizli Telekomspor, Acıpayam Merkezspor and Pamukkale Üniversitesi G.S.K., before turning professional with Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2002, where he played three seasons. In 2005 he moved to First League side Bursaspor, settled in without difficulty, and played eleven matches as the team finished 2005-06 as leaders and rose to the Süper Lig. Four years later, in 2009-10, he won the Süper Lig with Bursaspor. He joined Konyaspor on 13 August 2010, and at the start of 2011-12 signed a two-year deal with First League side Denizlispor.

He became captain of Denizlispor during those years; he agreed a new deal with the club in July 2014, extended his contract by a season in 2017, and joined the squad again in 2018 and 2020. In a January 2008 interview with the Turkish Football Federation he summed up his career by saying he had made good use of his chance.