Çetin Güner

Çetin Güner — Biography

Çetin Güner is a forward born in Bielefeld and raised in Germany. He is remembered for scoring two goals in his first Süper Lig match for Trabzonspor, and after a career spread across Germany, Turkey, Switzerland and Azerbaijan he returned to his home city to coach in the Arminia Bielefeld youth setup.

He began at VfL Ummeln, played in the Arminia Bielefeld youth teams and in 1994 moved to Borussia Dortmund's academy, winning the German championship with its A-Jugend side. In 1996-97, as he signed a professional contract with Dortmund II, he caught the eye of Turkey's under-21 team; in mid-season he went to Trabzonspor on loan and on February 16, 1997, came on in the 56th minute against Antalyaspor and scored twice. He finished that season as Turkish Cup runner-up and won silver with the Olympic team at the Mediterranean Games, scoring four goals in the tournament's five matches. At the start of 1997-98 he scored three goals and netted the winner against VfL Bochum in the UEFA Cup, but injuries and poor form cost him his place, and his contract was ended by mutual consent in February 1999.

He then played for FC Basel in Switzerland, moved to Gaziantepspor in January 2001 and finished his first season there third in the league. After Yozgatspor, Diyarbakırspor, Elazığspor, Eskişehirspor and Arsinspor, he transferred in 2007-08 to Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt in Azerbaijan and ended his career there. Back in Bielefeld, he began working as a youth coach at the start of 2010-11.