Sabri Sarıoğlu

Sabri Sarıoğlu — Biography

Sabri Sarıoğlu is a former Turkish international who spent almost his whole career at Galatasaray, rising from the club's youth system to the captaincy. He wore the yellow-and-red shirt from 1999 to 2017, made 475 official appearances for the first team and won six league titles. After retiring he moved into coaching and left his post with the Turkey under-19 national team in June 2025.

After his family moved to Istanbul he played for Yeni Özkartalspor, and in 1999 he joined Galatasaray's A2 side. He was called up to the first team in 2001-02 by Mircea Lucescu and won his first title that season, but he became a regular under Fatih Terim in 2003-04. He began as a holding midfielder and later played mostly at right-back, and at times at left-back, in the holding role and on the right wing. When Arda Turan left, he became team captain in September 2011. His Süper Lig titles came in 2001-02, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2014-15, alongside four Turkish Cups and five Süper Kupa wins. His contract was not renewed at the end of 2016-17.

He was also a regular for the national team; part of the squad at Euro 2008, he made one assist at the finals and won the bronze medal with Turkey.