Emrullah Güvenç

Emrullah Güvenç — Biography

Emrullah Güvenç is a Belgian-born former footballer of Turkish descent who stands 1.65 meters tall. Over his professional career he played more than 170 games and scored more than 40 goals. His start to the 2012-13 season earned him the nickname "Superturk" in the press. After football he went into business in his hometown, Genk.

Born in Genk into a Turkish working-class family, he began in the youth setup of the Dutch club Fortuna Sittard and made his Eerste Divisie debut with the first team in 2004. After a short settling-in period he became a regular starter and spent four seasons at the club. He then moved to Eerste Divisie side FC Oss together with his older brother Serdal Güvenç, and quickly became one of the first-team regulars there too. In the summer transfer window of 2011-12 he joined Kartalspor, a first-division club in Turkey.

In the first part of the 2012-13 season he scored nine goals in ten appearances, which brought the "Superturk" label. In later years he spent a season with Sporting Hasselt and in June 2018 joined the amateur club FC Anadol. At youth level he represented Turkey in the under-19 team. After his professional career he started running a restaurant in Genk with his wife.