Serdar Bali (born 21 July 1956) is a Turkish former professional footballer best known for his years with Trabzonspor and Beşiktaş.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serdar Bali | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972-1975 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975-1980 | Trabzonspor | 101 | (13) |
| 1980-1985 | Beşiktaş | 51 | (6) |
| 1983-1984 | →Karagümrük (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1985-1988 | Trabzonspor | 54 | (1) |
| 1985-1986 | →Denizlispor (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1978 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 1978–1980 | Turkey | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bali was born in Istanbul where his father Zekeriya Bali was playing as a footballer. The family moved to his father's native Trabzon, where Bali started playing football professionally with Trabzonspor.[2] In 5 seasons with them, he won 4 Süper Lig titles. In 1980, he transferred to Beşiktaş where he won his fifth Süper Lig league title in 1982. He returned to Trabzonspor in 1985, where he retired in 1988.[3]
After retiring as a footballer, Bali worked in commerce -from 1996 to 2002 with his old club Trabzonspor in management. Since 2007, he has been a sports writer.[4][5]
Trabzonspor
Beşiktaş