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Mehmet Ekşi (born 1 April 1953) is a Turkish former international footballer and manager.[1]

Mehmet Ekşi

Personal information
Full name	Mehmet Ekşi
Date of birth	(1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth	Elazığ, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1955	Elazığspor
1977–1979	Trabzonspor	39	(9)
1979–1984	Beşiktaş	118	(9)
1983–1984	→ Karagümrük (loan)	23	(4)
1984–1985	Antalyaspor	38	(4)
1985–1986	Konyaspor	14	(0)
1986–1987	Silivrispor	9	(0)
National team
1978	Turkey U-21	2	(0)
1978–1981	Turkey	6	(0)
Teams managed
1989–1990	Feriköy S.K.
1991–1992	Elazığspor
1994–1995	Nişantaşıspor
1998	MKE Kırıkkalespor
1999–2000	Feriköy S.K.
2000	Çaykur Rizespor (assistant)
2000–20001	Kocaelispor
2001–2002	Maltepespor
2002–2005	Beşiktaş J.K. Football Academy
2005	Beşiktaş (interim)
2007–2009	Beşiktaş J.K. Football Academy
2009	Sarıyer
2020	Beşiktaş J.K. Football Academy (director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Style of play

Although his primary position is defender, Ekşi was often deployed in midfield.[2] During his career, Ekşi possessed renown attributes of strength, stamina, timing and aerial capability.[2]

Honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig: 1978–79
• Turkish Cup: 1977–78, 1983–84
• Turkish Super Cup: 1978

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 1981–82
• TSYD Cup: 1984

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Gol Kralı	Himself	Uncredited[3]

References

External links

• Profile at Turkish Football Federation
• Mehmet Ekşi at National-Football-Teams.com

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