Cüneyt Tanman

Cüneyt Tanman
Personal information
Full name Mehmet Cüneyt Tanman
Date of birth (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1991 Galatasaray 404 (41)
1975–1976Giresunspor (loan) 24 (2)
Total 428 (43)
International career
1977–1989 Turkey 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cüneyt Tanman (born 16 January 1956, in Istanbul) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a centre-back.[1] He made 17 appearances for the Turkey national team.[2]

With the exception of the 1975–76 season where he was loaned to Giresunspor, Tanman player for Galatasaray during his football career. He played between 1974 and 1991 and used to play most positions for the team. He played 533 games for Galatasaray, most of them as the team captain. He won the Turkish title in 1987 and 1988.

He worked as manager of Galatasaray between 2004 and 2006 and currently works as a football commentator in newspapers.

Honours

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As player

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Galatasaray

References

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  1. ^ "Cüneyt Tanman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ Cüneyt Tanman at the Turkish Football Federation