Erdal Keser is a retired Turkish footballer who played for Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

, Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K. (football team)

Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

, Sarıyer

Sariyer G.K.

Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...

 and the Turkish national team

Turkey national football team

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.

Career

He was born in Sivas, Turkey but his family moved to Hagen

Hagen

Hagen is the 39th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr...

, West Germany, where he grew up. Keser began his youth career with SSV Hagen. Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

 signed him when he was 17 years old and started with the regular squad at the age of 18. He transferred to Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K. (football team)

Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

 in 1984-85 season and played there for two seasons. He returned to Borussia Dortmund for the 1986-87 season. He then signed for Sarıyer

Sariyer G.K.

Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...

 and became team captain. In 1989, he returned for a second spell at Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K. (football team)

Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

 where he played until retirement in 1994. He was the assistant manager for Eric Gerets at Galatasaray between 2005-2007.

Keser made 25 appearances for the Turkey national football team

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

 from 1982 to 1991.

Recently, Greek club Levadiakos F.C. showed interest in signing Keser as their manager.

External links

• Erdal Keser at mackolik.com
• Erdal Keser at Turkish Football Federation
  Turkish Football Federation
  The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...