Zafer Biryol

Zafer Biryol
Personal information
Full name Zafer Biryol
Date of birth (1976-10-02) 2 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Rize, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Beşiktaş 0 (0)
1996–1997 → Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan) 34 (5)
1997–1998 → Edirnespor (loan) 26 (6)
1998–1999 Yeni Salihlispor 17 (6)
1999–2001 Çamlıdere Şekerspor 65 (34)
2001–2003 Göztepe 53 (13)
2003–2005 Konyaspor 64 (43)
2005–2006 Fenerbahçe 6 (0)
2006–2007 Bursaspor 12 (3)
2007–2008 Çaykur Rizespor 42 (8)
2008–2009 Mersin İdmanyurdu 30 (16)
2009–2010 Altay 17 (5)
2010–2011 Anadolu Selçukluspor 7 (0)
Total 373 (139)
International career
2004 Turkey 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zafer Biryol (born 2 October 1976) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Anadolu Selçukluspor.[1] He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms.

Club career

He was the Super Lig's top scorer in the 2004–05 season with Konyaspor.[2] During the 2005/06 season, Zafer was transferred to Big Three club Fenerbahçe. He did not play in many games, as was used primarily as a backup. A surplus to requirements, Zafer was transferred to Bursaspor early in the 2006/07 season. He was transferred to Çaykur Rizespor at mid of 2006/07 season. Biryol retired from being a football player in 2011.

International career

He appeared in five matches for the senior Turkey national football team, debuting as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Denmark on 18 February 2004.[1]

Prosecution

In January 2020 he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "ZAFER BİRYOL". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey". IPA NEWS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.


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