Ali Kemal Denizci (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a winger and was best known for his stint with Trabzonspor, and manager. He was nicknamed Fırtına Kemal (English: Storm Kemal) because of his lightning pace.
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| Full name | Ali Kemal Denizci | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-03-01) March 1, 1950 (age 72) | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Çarşıbaşıspor | ||
| 1970–1971 | Trabzon Yolspor | ||
| 1971–1972 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | Trabzonspor | 98 | (24) |
| 1978–1981 | Fenerbahçe | 58 | (11) |
| 1981–1983 | Beşiktaş | 50 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1975–1982 | Turkey | 27 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | Trabzonspor (youth) | ||
| 1991–1992 | Kartalspor | ||
| 1992–1994 | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
| 1994 | İstanbulspor | ||
| 1995–1995 | Hatayspor | ||
| 1995–1996 | Maltepespor | ||
| 1996 | Boluspor | ||
| 1996–1997 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 1997–1998 | Trabzonspor (youth) | ||
| 1998 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 1998–1999 | Elazığspor | ||
| 2000–2001 | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2018 | |||
Ali Kemal joined Trabzonspor in 1972 after a couple seasons of playing amateur football. He helped the team get promoted to the Süper Lig for the first time in their history, and was their superstar player when they won their first two Süper Lig titles in the 1975–76, and 1976–77 seasons. In 1978, Trabzonspor had to sell him to cover their revenues and he moved to Fenerbahçe, causing the Trabzonspor fans to riot in the streets.[1] Ali Kemal ended his career with Beşiktaş where he won the 1981–82 1.Lig, and he played his final game in 1983 against his former club Trabzonspor.[2]
Ali Kemal was the first-ever Trabzonspor player to play for the Turkey national football team.[3] He made 27 appearances for Turkey, scoring 3 times.
Ali Kemal's brother, Osman Denizci, was also a professional footballer in the Süper Lig, who played alongside him in Fenerbahçe.[4]
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