Fatih Akyel
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fatih Akyel | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kocaeli Birlik Spor (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Bakırköyspor | 29 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Galatasaray | 105 | (8) |
| 2001 | Mallorca | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Fenerbahçe | 70 | (0) |
| 2005 | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | PAOK | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Trabzonspor | 33 | (0) |
| 2007 | Gençlerbirliği | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | MKE Ankaragücü | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Kasımpaşa | 36 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tepecik B.S. | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 297 | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Turkey U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Turkey Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Turkey | 64 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Elazığspor (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gümüşhanespor | ||
| 2016– | Kocaeli Birlik Spor | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Fatih Akyel (born 26 December 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish football manager and former international footballer, who currently works as manager for Kocaeli Birlik Spor. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national football team 64 times from 1997 to 2004, and also won a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Born in Istanbul, Fatih began his professional career with local club Galatasaray. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 31 July 1995. However, he did not make any appearances for the team, and was transferred to Bakırköyspor the following season. Fatih made 29 appearances for the club, and earned his first cap for the Turkey national under-21 football team. At the end of the season, he returned to Galatasaray. He played for the club for four years, winning three Süper Lig titles and three Turkish Cup titles. He was also a part of the team that won the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Super Cup, assisting Mário Jardel's game winner against Real Madrid.
Fatih joined RCD Mallorca at the beginning of the 2001–02 season, but he made a quick return to Turkey, signing for Fenerbahçe on 4 December 2001 after five appearances for the Spanish club. With Fenerbahçe, he won another Süper Lig title in 2003–04. Fatih made 70 appearances for the club before his contract was terminated on 8 November 2004. He signed with German club VfL Bochum in 2005, making one appearance. PAOK signed him the following season, where he made 16 appearances before returning to Turkey at the winter break, this time to Trabzonspor. He spent one season with the Black Sea club before being transferred to Gençlerbirliği on 1 February 2007. However, he did not make any appearances for the club.
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