Gökdeniz Karadeniz

I can't help smiling at Gökdeniz Karadeniz, a man from Giresun on the Black Sea whose very surname means "black sea." There's a poetry to that. More seriously, racking up over 250 appearances each for Trabzonspor and Rubin Kazan is the mark of a genuine workhorse, especially for a winger whose game depends on relentless running. Moving from Turkey to Russia and thriving for years shows real adaptability and craft. At 169 cm he's small, but small wingers often carry the most magic in their feet. Now coaching, I hope he channels that Black Sea fire into shaping the next generation.

Name (English)

Gökdeniz Karadeniz

Name (Japanese)

ギョクデニズ・カラデニズ

Reading

ぎょくでにず・からでにず

Born

January 11, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Giresun, Giresun Province, Turkey

Height

169 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BA

Tags

• Giresun Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.