Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş (born 29 August 1974) is a Belgian retired footballer who is last known to have played as a midfielder or attacker for Adanaspor.

Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-29) 29 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Attacker
Youth career
AA Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AA Gent 12 (0)
1998-1999 Sakaryaspor 37 (5)
1999-2000 Denizlispor 23 (5)
2000-2002 Sakaryaspor 59 (17)
2002-2003 Çaykur Rizespor 26 (4)
2003-2005 Sivasspor 63 (33)
2006-2007 Diyarbakırspor 49 (22)
2007-2009 Sivasspor 53 (12)
2010 Adanaspor 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ali Kurtuluş started his career with Belgian top flight side AA Gent,[1] where he made 12 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[2] On 28 October 1993, Ali Kurtuluş debuted for AA Gent during a 0-0 draw with Standard.[2] Before the second half of 1997-98, he signed for Sakaryaspor in the Turkish second division, helping them achieve promotion to the Turkish top flight.[3] In 1999, he signed for Turkish top flight club Denizlispor.[3] In 2000, Ali Kurtuluş returned to Turkish second division club Sakaryaspor.[3] He has a son named Ozan Kurtulus.

In 2007, he signed for Sivasspor in the Turkish top flight, helping them achieve 2nd place, where he said, "There are a few places where alcohol is sold in the city, but the trainer knows the owners of those bars. If a player goes out or drink, the coach is informed in no time. The dullness of the city contributes to the success of the club. The players always troops together at the club and such a major togetherness is created."[4] Before the second half of 2009-10, Ali Kurtuluş signed for Turkish second division team Adanaspor.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gentenaar is Turks voetbalsensatie". nieuwsblad.be.
  2. ^ a b Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Sivasspor, de plot die nooit hit form is". standarrd.be (Archived).
  5. ^ "Adanaspor, Mohammed Ali Kurtuluş ile anlaştı". futbolingo.com.
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