Mehmet Özdilek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mehmet Özdilek

Turkish footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1966

Place of Birth: Samsun, Turkey

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mehmet "Sifo" Özdilek (born 1 April 1966, in Samsun) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Denizlispor.
He is nicknamed Sifo after Belgian star Enzo Scifo with whom he shared a similar playing style. Having spent most of his professional career with Besiktas, he is regarded as one of the idols of the Istanbul side.
Sifo is one of the most prolific scorers of Turkish football despite playing mainly in midfield.
During his Besiktas days he has managed to score 130 goals which was a record for most goals scored by a midfield player in Turkish top-flight.
For 13 years, Besiktas has worn his form.
In 1991, he won the Footballer of the Year award in Turkey.
He took part in the squad which was named the champion in 1992.
With 130 goals It is the domestic midfielder who scored the most points of the Süper Lig in all time.
He also scored 100 goals and entered the 100's club.
He was captain of Besiktas for 4 years.
On behalf of Mehmet Özdilek, who won the appreciation of everyone who is impartial with the personality of the example, the Special Jubilee Match was organized by Besiktas with Ac Milan on 4 August 2001.
Besiktas's Milan defeat at the BJK Inönü Stadium led to one of the most spectacular jubilees of the Turkish Football History.
The match donated all of its income to the Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) itself.
He never saw any red cards in official matches in his career.