Trabzonspor A2

Trabzonspor A2 is a youth football team from Trabzonspor. The club competes in the A2 league, against other A2 clubs in Turkey. An A2 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975.[1] The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.[2]

Trabzonspor A2
Full nameTrabzonspor A2
Founded1972
GroundMehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities
Capacity3,000
Chairman İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu
Manager Taner Yılmaz
LeagueA2
2009–10A2 Kuzey Grup, 3rd

Honours
Active branches of Trabzonspor
Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Football (A2)
Basketball Swimming Judo
Shooting
  • A2 Ligi
    • Winners (3): 1991–92, 1996–97, 2003–04

Current squad

As of 9 June 2010.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  TUR Mücahit Atalay
— GK  TUR Cemil Şahin
— GK  TUR Yücel Solak
— DF  TUR Mert Ege Özeren
— DF  TUR Rasimcan Değirmenci
— DF  TUR Emre Özkan
— DF  TUR Hüseyin Kayıkçı
— DF  TUR Miraç Bulut
— DF  TUR Sinan Altınel
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  TUR Şahin Çakır
— MF  TUR Furkan Sönmez
— MF  TUR Habib Şen
— MF  TUR Levent Küçüker
— MF  TUR Muhammet Mevdudi Meriç
— MF  TUR Semih Kaya
— FW  TUR Mustafa Akgün
— FW  TUR Sefa Sandıkçı

Former players

Trabzonspor has a notable youth academy, producing several Turkey national football team players including Hami Mandıralı, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Fatih Tekke, Hüseyin Çimşir, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Zengin, and Metin Aktaş. Gökdeniz Karadeniz is the most-capped Turkish international to come through the Trabzonspor academy.

References
  1. Cevabı istatistikler verdi! ajansspor.com (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
  2. PAF Lig Arşiv tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
  3. Trabzonspor A2 Takım trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010


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