İbrahim Üzülmez

Infobox Football biography
playername =İbrahim Üzülmez
nickname =Deli İbrahim


fullname =İbrahim Üzülmez
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|3|10
cityofbirth = Kocaeli
countryofbirth = Turkey
height = 1.75 m
position = Leftback, Wingerback, Leftwinger
currentclub = Besiktas J.K.
clubnumber = 19
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999 - 2000
2000 -present
clubs =Gönenspor
Karabükspor
İskenderun Demir Çelikspor
Karabükspor
Amasyaspor
Karabükspor
Gaziantepspor
Beşiktaş J.K.
caps(goals) = 27 (3)
30 (1)
19 (5)
4 (0)
34 (2)
18 (0)
51 (2)
243 (9)
nationalyears = 2003 -
nationalteam = flagicon|Turkey Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (0)
pcupdate = 27 August 2007
ntupdate = 27 August 2007

İbrahim Üzülmez (born 10 March, 1974 in Kocaeli, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş J.K..

He was born to a family of farmers in İzmit. He would often sneak out of doing his farmer duties to go play football with friends. It was always his dream to play for Beşiktaş J.K. one day, as he listened to all their matches on the radio.

At the age of 16, he was spotted playing football with his friends in the small town of Gönen, some people passing by were so amazed by his skill that they took it upon themselves to call in scouts to watch his play. Gönenspor immediately signed him and he played there for 1 year. He was then transferred to slightly bigger club Karabükspor. Üzülmez then did his national military duties and on his return, he signed for Turkish Premier League team Gaziantepspor. Gaziantepspor was his first major professional team he played for, he stayed there for 1.5 years. When the transfer season opened, his dreams were made reality when Beşiktaş J.K. came knocking on his door. Üzümlez really shined in the 2002/2003 season and was selected for the Turkish National Team. With legendary player Sergen Yalcin's departure from the club and Tumer Metin's shock signing with rivals Fenerbahçe; in 2006, Beşiktaş J.K. named its new captain, Ibrahim Üzülmez.In an interview, he told that he would play for Real Madrid in place of Roberto Carlos if he can learn how to curve the ball. His best game ever was against Barcelona in the Champions League which Beşiktaş won 3-0.

His nickname is Deli Ibrahim, which means "Ibrahim the Madman". He weighs 72 kgs and his shoe size is 42. He had a serious accident in June 2008, returning home from his Antalya holidays with his family, he hit another car in the western Turkish city of Manisa and then collided with a tree, but came out safe [ cite web| url = http://www.haber7.com/haber.php?haber_id=325733/Ibrahim-Uzulmez-kaza-gecirdi. Article:|title=Ibrahim Uzulmez had an accident|author=| publisher= Haber7|language=Turkish]

Honours

* Turkey
* FIFA Confederations Cup 2003: 3rd place

References

External links

* [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=24959 TFF profile]