Ayhan Gezen

Ayhan Gezen — Biography

Ayhan Gezen is a former footballer born in Istanbul, of Turkish-German background, who holds both Turkish and German citizenship. His biggest success came in 1993 when he was part of Hertha BSC's youth side, the "Hertha-Bubis", who surprisingly reached the DFB-Pokal final. He spent most of his career with Berlin clubs.

He began his professional career in 1990 with Hertha BSC's reserve side and made 14 appearances for Hertha's first team in the 2. Bundesliga. In later years he played in turn for FC Berlin, Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Berliner FC Dynamo, SV Altlüdersdorf and Spandauer SV, mostly as a forward. He played for BFC Dynamo from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001.

His best-known moment with BFC Dynamo was the 1998-99 Berlin Cup final at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark on May 11, 1999. The team beat Berlin Türkspor 1965 4-1, Gezen scored one of the goals, and BFC Dynamo won the cup for the first time.