Serdar Bali

Serdar Bali (born 21 July 1956) is a Turkish former professional footballer best known for his years with Trabzonspor and Beşiktaş.[1]

Serdar Bali
Personal information
Full nameSerdar Bali
Date of birth (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956 (age 67)
Place of birthIstanbul, Turkey
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
1972-1975Akçaabat Sebatspor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975-1980Trabzonspor101(13)
1980-1985Beşiktaş51(6)
1983-1984Karagümrük (loan)18(1)
1985-1988Trabzonspor54(1)
1985-1986Denizlispor (loan)22(0)
International career
1977–1978Turkey U219(4)
1978–1980Turkey8(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional career

Bali was born in Istanbul where his father Zekeriya Bali was playing as a footballer. The family moved to his father's native Trabzon, where Bali started playing football professionally with Trabzonspor.[2] In 5 seasons with them, he won 4 Süper Lig titles. In 1980, he transferred to Beşiktaş where he won his fifth Süper Lig league title in 1982. He returned to Trabzonspor in 1985, where he retired in 1988.[3]

After retiring as a footballer, Bali worked in commerce -from 1996 to 2002 with his old club Trabzonspor in management. Since 2007, he has been a sports writer.[4][5]

Honours

Trabzonspor

Beşiktaş

References