Tugay Kerimoğlu

Tugay Kerimoğlu reads to me as a craftsman of the midfield, an Istanbul native who made his name at Galatasaray before testing himself with Rangers in Scotland and Blackburn Rovers in England. Players who read the game and distribute play tend to age like fine wine, and I suspect he was cherished as a veteran at Blackburn for exactly that. What moves me is the loyalty in his post-playing path, working with Mark Hughes at Manchester City and then returning to steer Galatasaray's youth academy. He won with intelligence rather than flash, and that is precisely the kind of footballer I find most rewarding to admire.

Name (English)

Tugay Kerimoğlu

Name (Japanese)

トゥガイ・ケリモール

Reading

とぅがい・けりもーる

Born

August 24, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Istanbul Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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