Murat Erdoğan (born 1 August 1976 in London, England) is an English footballer of Turkish descent.[1] In the 1998/99 season he tested positive for methenolone and was banned for six months for doping.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Murat Erdoğan | ||
Date of birth | (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Mersin İdman Yurdu | 51 | (10) |
1999–2002 | Istanbulspor | 87 | (5) |
2002–2003 | Gaziantepspor | 29 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Galatasaray | 17 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Malatyaspor | 33 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Ankaraspor | 28 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Sakaryaspor | 32 | (2) |
2007–2009 | MKE Ankaragücü | 30 | (4) |
2009 | Sivasspor | 15 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Kasımpaşa | 24 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Manisaspor | 58 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Mersin İdman Yurdu | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Murat is a midfielder, who scored 48 goals during 410 professional appearances.[citation needed]
After being spotted playing on Hackney Marshes in London, Murat was invited to play for Mersin İdman Yurdu. After a transfer to İstanbulspor, Murat's career saw him play for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Malatyaspor, Ankaraspor, Sakaryaspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Sivasspor, Kasımpaşa, and Manisaspor.[citation needed] In September 2009, Murat moved to Kasımpaşa S.K.[3] before returning to Mersin İdman Yurdu, where he ended his professional football career, playing for the team he first signed for sixteen years previously.[citation needed]
In the 1998/99 season he tested positive for methenolone and was banned for six months for doping.[2]
Since 2018, Murat has been the director of ME10 Football, an agency for professional footballers.[citation needed] Murat worked as Sporting Director for Konyaspor from 2015 to 2016 .[citation needed] Prior to that Murat worked for Sivasspor as Sporting Director from June 2013 until February 2014.
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