İlker Yağcıoğlu

İlker Yağcıoğlu — Biography

İlker Yağcıoğlu was born in March 1966 in Adapazarı. He started out with his hometown club Sakaryaspor, then drew attention in his first season at Aydınspor in 1990 by scoring three goals in a match the team won 6-1 away against Fenerbahçe.

He moved to Fenerbahçe in 1992, playing as a right winger until manager Carlos Alberto Parreira arrived and shifted him to right-back. Capped 10 times for the Turkish national team, he provided the assist for the only goal in a 1-0 home win over the Netherlands during 1998 World Cup qualifying.

After retiring in 2003, Yağcıoğlu had a brief spell in charge of Sakaryaspor in 2008 and coached Sarıyer in the 2010-11 season. He then moved into television punditry, working for channels including A Spor, Lig TV and Fenerbahçe TV, and today remains a regular fixture in Turkish sports media for his outspoken commentary on Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and the national team.