Abdülkerim Durmaz

Abdülkerim Durmaz, a former national football player, football commentator and coach born in Istanbul, was born in 1960. Durmaz, who started his career in Fatih Karagümrük infrastructure, quickly revealed his talent and attracted attention. Playing in the libero position under the supervision of his coach Osman Odman, known as "Lağım Osman", Durmaz won championships and cups at the youth and amateur team levels.

Durmaz, who played his first A Team match in 1978, succeeded in being promoted to the 1st League in the 1982-1983 season and became the top scorer by scoring 16 goals in the same season. Durmaz, who made a name for himself with this success, was transferred to Fenerbahçe in the 1984-1985 season. He won many trophies with the Yellow-Navy Blue jersey and contributed to the team's success.

He won the 1984-85 Turkish League, 1985 Presidential Cup, 1985 Navy Cup and Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup with Fenerbahçe.

Durmaz, who was in the Fenerbahçe squad for a short time in the 1988-89 season, was later loaned to MKE Ankaragücü. However, he was left out of the squad and was transferred to Sakaryaspor. Durmaz, who did not have much chance to play in Sakaryaspor, moved to Zeytinburnuspor in 1992. Durmaz, who played for Zeytinburnuspor until 1993, then returned to his former team Karagümrük.

Durmaz, who played for Güngören Belediyespor in the last years of his career, ended his active football life at the end of the 1995-96 season.

Durmaz, who started his national team career in 1984, wore the Umut and A national team jerseys. Durmaz, who wore the national jersey 12 times in total, had the chance to play in four matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Durmaz, who is married, has a daughter named Sena.

Durmaz, who worked as a sports writer after quitting football, later started his career as a coach. Durmaz, who is the coach of Karagümrük, worked with many teams and achieved successful results. Durmaz, who currently works as a sports commentator on the Beyaz Football and Derin Football programs broadcast on Beyaz TV and on the Vole application, is also a member of the National Anthem Association.