Photo: Ирина Рыбакова / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Fatih Terim is, to me, a one-man chapter of Turkish football history. Eleven years devoted to Galatasaray as a player, a shelf of cups, and then a managerial career that turned him into a national symbol. What draws me in is not the silverware but the aura he carries, that emperor-like presence of a born competitor shouldering a nation's pride. To still be spoken of with reverence decades after his 1953 birth tells me he moved people, not just results. I have a deep soft spot for figures who become inseparable from the soil and the colors they represent.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fatih Terim
- Name (Japanese)
- ファティ・テリム
- Reading
- ふぁてぃ・てりむ
- Born
- September 4, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Adana, Adana Province, Turkey
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Fatih Terim born?
Born September 4, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Fatih Terim from?
Fatih Terim is from Adana, Adana Province, Turkey.
What does Fatih Terim do?
Fatih Terim works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Fatih Terim?
Fatih Terim is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.