Ergün Penbe (born 17 May 1972), known by his nickname Kemik[2][3] –literally meaning the Bone–, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder and left back, and is currently the manager of Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 May 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Zonguldak, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder, left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Kilimli Belediyespor | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Kilimli Belediyespor | 51 | (6) |
1992–1994 | Gençlerbirliği | 57 | (3) |
1994–2007 | Galatasaray | 305 | (10) |
2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | 17 | (0) |
Total | 430 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1992-1993 | Turkey U-21 | 5 | (1) |
1994–2006[1] | Turkey | 48 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 | Hacettepe (assistant) | ||
2009 | Hacettepe | ||
2010 | Mersin İdmanyurdu (assistant) | ||
2010–2011 | Kartalspor | ||
2011 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | ||
2012–2013 | Giresunspor | ||
2017 | İnegölspor | ||
2019–2021 | Tarsus İdman Yurdu | ||
2022 | Çorumspor | ||
2024– | Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He is known for his "fair play" approach to the game, having gone through two seasons of football without a single booking. He also received the nickname Kemik (the bone), because of his calmness and ability to hold the team together. He spent most of his professional career with Galatasaray, winning a total of 12 titles. He wore number 67 during his career in honor of the identifying vehicle plate code number of his hometown Zonguldak.
Club career
editBorn in Zonguldak, Black Sea, Ergün begun his professional career with Gençlerbirliği SK. After that, in the 1994 summer, he signed with top division giants Galatasaray SK, being one of the team's most influential players in the following decade (in a variety of positions, including left back), and playing a very important part in the side's exploits from 1999–2001, which brought a total of six titles – two domestic doubles, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; in the first competition's final, he scored in the penalty shootout win against Arsenal.
On 27 August 2007, 35-year-old Ergün signed a 1+1 year contract with Gaziantepspor.[4] He made his debut for his new team on 31 October in a Turkish Cup clash against Fenerbahçe.[5] After helping the side finish eighth in the league, with the player appearing in exactly half of the games, he decided to retire at the age of 36.
Immediately after retiring, Ergün was appointed as assistant manager of lowly Hacettepe Spor Kulübü on 5 November 2008. After Erdoğan Arıca's resignation he was promoted to head coach, but could not prevent the club from being relegated to the second division.
On 12 February 2010, Ergün signed with Mersin Idman Yurdu in that same category, until the end of the season.
International career
editErgün represented Turkey on 48 occasions, all of his caps coming whilst he was at Galatasaray, in a 12-year span.
He was part of the nation's final squads at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing in three matches in the former competition and five in the latter, as it respectively reached the quarterfinals and finished in third place.[6]
Managerial career
editOn October 1, 2024, he reached an agreement with Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu, TFF 2. Lig team, until the end of the 2024-25 season.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gençlerbirliği | 1991–92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1992–93 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||||||
1993–94 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | |||||||
Total | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | |
Galatasaray | 1994–95 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
1995–96 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
1996–97 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 | |||||||
1997–98 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
1998–99 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||||||
1999–2000 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |||||||
2000–01 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
2001–02 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | |||||||
2002–03 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||||||
2003–04 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
2004–05 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |||||||
2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
2006–07 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 305 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 10 | |
Gaziantepspor | 2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 379 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 13 |
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
1997 | 1 | 0 | |
1999 | 1 | 0 | |
2000 | 7 | 0 | |
2001 | 7 | 0 | |
2002 | 12 | 0 | |
2003 | 15 | 0 | |
2005 | 3 | 0 | |
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 48 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 9 June 2011
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Hacettepe | March 2009 | June 2009 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.00 |
Mersin İdmanyurdu | February 2010 | 2010 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28.57 |
Kartalspor | June 2010 | January 2011 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6.67 |
Kayseri Erciyesspor | March 2011 | May 2011 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.00 |
Total | 49 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 24.49 |
Honours
editGalatasaray
- Turkish League: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06
- Turkish Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05
- UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
- UEFA Super Cup: 2000
Turkey
- FIFA World Cup: third place 2002[8][9][10]
- FIFA Confederations Cup: third place 2003[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Ergün Penbe – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "İstikrarın Adı Ergün". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 29 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "'Kemik' Ergün Kozlu Bld.'de". fotomac.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ Ergün signs tomorrow Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fenerbahçe, 0 – Gaziantepspor, 0; Milliyet, 31 October 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ Ergün Penbe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Ergün Penbe den sürpriz imza Resmen açıklandı" (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Crouch, Terry (2002). The World Cup - The Complete History. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 1845131495.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
edit- Ergün Penbe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ergün Penbe at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ergün Penbe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Official website