Ali Eren Beşerler

Ali Eren Beşerler — Biography

Ali Eren Beşerler was born on October 25, 1975, in Ankara and began his career in the youth ranks of hometown club Gençlerbirliği, breaking into the first team in the 1994-95 season. Playing for Turkey's under-21 side from April 1996, he was part of the squad at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, which finished runner-up after losing the final to Italy.

He moved to Beşiktaş in October 1997 and stayed six years, winning the Süper Lig title in 2002-03; he also won six caps for the full Turkey national team, helping the side qualify for UEFA Euro 2000, though he was not included in the final tournament squad. At the start of the 2001-02 season his former coach Nevio Scala brought him to Italy's Genoa, but the move fell through after medical tests found a problem with his left knee, and he returned to Beşiktaş instead. Later in his career he played for Çaykur Rizespor, Kocaelispor, Akçaabat Sebatspor, Altay, Sivasspor and Turgutluspor.

He made 170 Süper Lig appearances between 1994 and 2005. After retiring he coached Kırıkhanspor for two years and then Dersimspor in the 2015-16 season, later becoming a television football pundit, and in June 2026 he was appointed to a sporting director role.