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Deniz Barış Personal information Full name Deniz Barış Date of birth July 2, 1977 Place of birth Kemah/Erzincan, Turkey Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder
DefenderClub information Current club Antalyaspor Number 24 Youth career FC St.Pauli Hamburg Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2001 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 9 (0) 2001–2002 F.C. St. Pauli 10 (2) 2002–2004 Gençlerbirliği 67 (5) 2004–2010 Fenerbahçe 130 (6) 2010– Antalyaspor 25 (0) National team 2003–2007 Turkey 21 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Deniz Barış (born July 2, 1977 in Kemah/Erzincan, Turkey) is a footballer. He currently plays for the Turkish Premier Super League club Antalyaspor in the Defensive midfielder position. He is 1.84 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms.
In his youth, Barış played for F.C. St. Pauli, and he had an important role when F.C. St. Pauli was promoted to 1. Bundesliga in 2001. He also played for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany. After his years in F.C. St. Pauli, he attracted the attention of the Gençlerbirliği chairman İlhan Cavcav and he was transferred to Gençlerbirliği. In Gençlerbirliği's UEFA Cup campaign, he was one of the most influential players of the team. His team defeated outstanding European clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Sporting CP.
In 2004, Fenerbahçe chairman bought Deniz to his team paying one of the Gençlerbirliği's record transfer fees.
Deniz was a member of the Turkish squad in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Private life
Due to a financial problem in his transfer to Fenerbahçe, his licence was suspended and he was unable to play for Kadıköy side for a long time. In July 2006, Deniz lost his childhood love and mother of his two children Frauke Barış in a tragic house accident in his house in Jork (near Hamburg, Germany). During their match following this event, F.C. St. Pauli players wore black armbands to express their sorrow for the ex-St.Pauli player.
Honours
- Turkey
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2003: 3rd place
- Fenerbahçe
- 2004–05 : Turkish Super League Champion with Fenerbahçe
- 2005–06 : Turkish Super League Runner-Up with Fenerbahçe
- 2006–07 : Turkish Super League Champion with Fenerbahçe
- 2007 : Turkish Super Cup Winner with Fenerbahçe
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Antalyaspor – current squad 1 Volkan | 4 Appiah | 5 Ümit (C) | 7 Mehmet | 9 Kežman | 10 Tuncay | 11 Tümer | 15 Mehmet Aurélio | 16 Kerim | 17 Can | 19 Önder | 20 Alex | 21 Selçuk | 22 Serdar |
23 Semih | 24 Deniz | 25 Uğur | 27 Kemal | 29 Olcan | 30 Serkan | 34 Rüştü | 35 Lugano | 36 Edu Dracena | 46 Kutay | 47 Umut | 48 Kürşat | 49 Alper | 99 Deivid
President: Aziz Yıldırım | Manager: Zico | Ass. Manager: Edu | Coaches: Sant'anna | İ.Saraloğlu | Goalkeeper Coach: M.Öztürk | Analist: Ö.Özen |Turkey squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Medal This biographical article related to a defender from Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This biographical article related to a midfielder from Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - Turkey