English footballer
Murat Erdoğan (born 1 August 1976) is an English-born Turkish former professional footballer and a businessperson.
Playing career
Erdoğan was born in London, England. He played as a left-footed midfielder, scoring 48 goals in 410 professional appearances.[citation needed]
After being spotted playing during a Sunday league game on Hackney Marshes in London, he was invited to play for Mersin İdman Yurdu. After a transfer to İstanbulspor, Erdoğan's career saw him play for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Malatyaspor, Ankaraspor, Sakaryaspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Sivasspor, Kasımpaşa, and Manisaspor in the Turkish league.[citation needed] In September 2009, he moved to Kasımpaşa S.K.[2] 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]
Later career
Since 2018, Erdoğan has been the director of ME10 Football, an agency for professional footballers.[citation needed] He worked as sporting director for Konyaspor from 2015 to 2016 .[citation needed] Prior to that Erdoğan worked for Sivasspor as sporting director from June 2013 until February 2014.
Personal
Erdoğan lives in Istanbul, Bodrum and London.
He still regularly plays football.[3] and keeps fit.
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