Emrullah Güvenç
Emrullah Güvenç (born 27 January 1987) is a former professional footballer.[2] He has represented Turkey at under-19 level. His older brother Serdal Güvenç is also a professional football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emrullah Güvenç | ||
| Date of birth | January 27, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Genk, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Fortuna Sittard | 75 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Oss | 74 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Kartalspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Helmond Sport | 48 | (24) |
| 2013–2015 | Antwerp | 65 | (26) |
| 2015–2017 | MVV | 54 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Hasselt | ||
| Total | 316 | (85) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Güvenç made his debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie (D2) with Fortuna Sittard in 2004. Since then, he played over 170 games and scored more than 40 times.[1] Because of his strong performance during the first period of season 2012–13 season, in which he scored 9 goals in 10 appearances, Güvenç was given the nickname "Superturk" by the Belgian press.[3]
After having played for Sporting Hasselt for one season, Güvenç joined amateur club FC Anadol in June 2018.[4]
Personal life
After his professional career, Güvenç began owning a restaurant in his hometown Genk together with his wife, Tuba Gedik.[5][6]
References
- "Emrullah Güvenç". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Slechte beurt!‚ sportinghasselt.be, 5 November 2017
- Christiaens, Niels (16 November 2014). "Emrullah Guvenc, Superturk in Antwerp". TVL - Dagelijks nieuws uit Limburg (in Dutch).
- "FC Anadol versterkt naar nieuwe seizoen". Internetgazet Heusden-Zolder (in Flemish). 28 June 2018.
- "Ook Limonata in Genk weer open na maandenlange sluiting: "Veel nieuwe klanten door coronacrisis"". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). 8 June 2020.
- "Limonata in Genk: "Healthy en homemade" Turks ontbijt en lunch". HBVL (in Flemish). 30 January 2019.