Cem Karaca (footballer)

Cem Karaca (born 8 May 1976) is a Turkish-German football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Cem Karaca

Karaca in 1997
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-05-08) 8 May 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Hofheim, West Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1997–2000	FC St. Pauli	75	(5)
2000–2002	Yimpaş Yozgatspor	45	(4)
2002–2003	Fenerbahçe	13	(0)
2003–2004	Konyaspor	44	(2)
2005	Kayserispor	16	(1)
2005–2007	Sivasspor	37	(0)
2007–2008	İstanbulspor
Managerial career
2010–2011	TFC Hattersheim (player-coach)
2011–2012	TSV Wiesbaden (player-coach)
2013	TSV Wiesbaden (player-coach)
2018	Karacabey Belediyespor (assistant)
2018	Karacabey Belediyespor
2018	FSV Duisburg (assistant)
2019	Aiginiakos
2019–2020	Eskişehirspor (assistant)
2020	Ankaraspor (assistant)
2021	Eskişehirspor
2022	Erzurumspor (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He started his career in Germany playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC St. Pauli before spending most of his career in Turkey with Yimpaş Yozgatspor, Fenerbahçe, Konyaspor, Kayserispor, Sivasspor, and İstanbulspor.^{[citation needed]}

He played once for the Turkish B national team and three times for the U21.^[2]

In the 2000–01 season, he was suspended from football for six months after doping test.^[3]