Mutlu Dervisoglu (born November 6, 1977) is a retired Turkish football player and is currently the assistant manager of Akhisar Belediyespor.
He played either as an attacking midfielder or as a striker.
He played in Turkish Super League several seasons with Erzurumspor, Adanaspor, and Yimpas Yozgatspor.
His best season was his debut season as a professional player, when he scored amazing 28 goals in 32 games in TFF Third League for Gümüshanespor.
That was a huge achievement given the fact that he started playing football only when he was 17 years old.
Until then, he was a basketball player playing for the local Idmanocagi basketball team.
In 1994, he shifted to amateur football team of Idmanocagi.
Without doubt his jumping and timing skills as a basketball player helped him to become a powerhouse forward in football.
He is a native of Akçaabat and speaks English besides his native language.