Raşit Çetiner

Raşit Çetiner (born 10 September 1956)^[1] is a Turkish football coach and a former player of Galatasaray (1981–1988) and Fenerbahçe (1978–1981).^[2] He also played for Kocaelispor between 1974 and 1978. In 1978, when playing for Kocaelispor he became the top goal-scorer in TFF First League and awarded as the Player of the Year. In 1982 and 1985 he helped Galatasaray win the Turkish Cup. He retired in 1988 after sustaining a serious injury in a Galatasaray-Samsunspor match in 1986–87.

Raşit Çetiner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-09-10) 10 September 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973-1975	İstanbulspor
1975-1976	Göztepe
1976-1978	Kocaelispor
1978-1981	Fenerbahçe
1981-1988	Galatasaray
Total		291	(52)
International career
1978-1985	Turkey MNT	20	(1)
Managerial career
1988-2005	Turkey U21 MNT
1993	Gaziantepspor
1993-1995	Altay
1995	Kayseri Erciyesspor
1996	Çanakkale Dardanelspor
1997	Denizlispor
2005-2006	Bursaspor
2007	Antalyaspor
2008	Konyaspor
2009	Rizespor
2010-2011	Turkey U21 MNT
2013	Şanlıurfaspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He also managed the Turkey U21 national team for many years. He resigned when his team fell to a 2–1 defeat against Kazakhstan and he was succeeded by Reha Kapsal.

Çetiner is married and has two sons named Erdim and Doruk.

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

• Turkish Super League: 1987, 1988
• Turkish Cup: 1982, 1985

Manager

Galatasaray

• Turkish Cup: 1991 (as assistant coach)

Bursaspor

• TFF First League: 2005

Turkey U21

• Participation in UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2000 (First in Turkish football history)

References

1. Raşit Çetiner at WorldFootball.net
2. "RAŞİT ÇETİNER". TFF. Retrieved 7 April 2009.

External links

• Raşit Çetiner – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Raşit Çetiner at National-Football-Teams.com
• Raşit Çetiner at arsiv.mackolik.com (in Turkish)