Ergün Penbe

Ergün Penbe (born 17 May 1972), known by his nickname Kemik[2][3] –literally meaning the Bone–, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder and left back, and is currently the manager of Tarsus İdman Yurdu.

Ergün Penbe
Penbe with Galatasaray in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ergün Penbe
Date of birth (1972-05-17) 17 May 1972
Place of birth Zonguldak, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, left back
Youth career
Kilimli Belediyespor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Kilimli Belediyespor 51 (6)
1992–1994 Gençlerbirliği 57 (3)
1994–2007 Galatasaray 305 (10)
2007–2008 Gaziantepspor 17 (0)
Total 430 (19)
National team
1994–2006[1] Turkey 48 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2009 Hacettepe (assistant)
2009 Hacettepe
2010 Mersin İdmanyurdu
2010–2011 Kartalspor
2011 Kayseri Erciyesspor
2012–2013 Giresunspor
2017 İnegölspor
2019– Tarsus İdman Yurdu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is known for his "fair play" approach to the game, having gone through two seasons of football without a single booking. He also received the nickname Kemik (the bone), because of his calmness and ability to hold the team together. He spent most of his professional career with Galatasaray, winning a total of 12 titles. He wore number 67 during his career in honor of the identifying vehicle plate code number of his hometown Zonguldak.

Club career

Born in Zonguldak, Black Sea, Ergün begun his professional career with Gençlerbirliği SK. After that, in the 1994 summer, he signed with top division giants Galatasaray SK, being one of the team's most influential players in the following decade (in a variety of positions, including left back), and playing a very important part in the side's exploits from 1999–2001, which brought a total of six titles – two domestic doubles, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; in the first competition's final, he scored in the penalty shootout win against Arsenal.

On 27 August 2007, 35-year-old Ergün signed a 1+1 year contract with Gaziantepspor.[4] He made his debut for his new team on 31 October in a Turkish Cup clash against Fenerbahçe.[5] After helping the side finish eighth in the league, with the player appearing in exactly half of the games, he decided to retire at the age of 36.

Immediately after retiring, Ergün was appointed as assistant manager of lowly Hacettepe Spor Kulübü on 5 November 2008. After Erdoğan Arıca's resignation he was promoted to head coach, but could not prevent the club from being relegated to the second division.

On 12 February 2010, Ergün signed with Mersin Idman Yurdu in that same category, until the end of the season.

International career

Ergün represented Turkey on 48 occasions, all of his caps coming whilst he was at Galatasaray, in a 12-year span.

He was part of the nation's final squads at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing in three matches in the former competition and five in the latter, as it respectively reached the quarterfinals and finished in third place.[6]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gençlerbirliği 1991–92 10------10
1992–93 301------301
1993–94 262------262
Total 573000000573
Galatasaray 1994–95 150------150
1995–96 180------180
1996–97 292------292
1997–98 271------271
1998–99 241------241
1999–00 281------281
2000–01 271------271
2001–02 311------311
2002–03 272------272
2003–04 240------240
2004–05 321------321
2005–06 150------150
2006–07 80------80
Total 3051000000030510
Gaziantepspor 2007–08 170------170
Career total 3791300000037913

International
National teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Turkey 199410-
199710-
199910-
200070-
200170-
2002120-
2003150-
200530-
200610-
Total480-

Managerial statistics
As of 9 June 2011
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Hacettepe March 2009 June 2009 10 2 2 6 020.00
Mersin İdmanyurdu February 2010 2010 14 4 6 4 028.57
Kartalspor June 2010 January 2011 15 1 9 5 006.67
Kayseri Erciyesspor March 2011 May 2011 10 5 3 2 050.00
Total 49 12 20 17 024.49

Honours

Club

Galatasaray

Turkey

References
  1. "Ergün Penbe – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. "İstikrarın Adı Ergün". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 29 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "'Kemik' Ergün Kozlu Bld.'de". fotomac.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. Ergün signs tomorrow Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Fenerbahçe, 0 – Gaziantepspor, 0; Milliyet, 31 October 2007 (in Turkish)
  6. Ergün Penbe – FIFA competition record
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