Ali Kemal Denizci

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| name = Ali Kemal Denizci

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|3|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Trabzon, Turkey

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| position = Winger

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| youthyears1 = 1968–1970 | youthclubs1 = Çarşıbaşıspor

| youthyears2 = 1970–1971 | youthclubs2 = Trabzon Yolspor

| youthyears3 = 1971–1972 | youthclubs3 = Çaykur Rizespor

| years1 = 1972–1978 | clubs1 = Trabzonspor | caps1 = 98 | goals1 = 24

| years2 = 1978–1981 | clubs2 = Fenerbahçe | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 1981–1983 | clubs3 = Beşiktaş | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 8

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| nationalyears1 = 1975–1982

| nationalteam1 = Turkey

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 1990–1991

| managerclubs1 = Trabzonspor (youth)

| manageryears2 = 1991–1992

| managerclubs2 = Kartalspor

| manageryears3 = 1992–1994

| managerclubs3 = Kardemir Karabükspor

| manageryears4 = 1994

| managerclubs4 = İstanbulspor

| manageryears5 = 1995–1995

| managerclubs5 = Hatayspor

| manageryears6 = 1995–1996

| managerclubs6 = Maltepespor

| manageryears7 = 1996

| managerclubs7 = Boluspor

| manageryears8 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs8 = Çaykur Rizespor

| manageryears9 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs9 = Trabzonspor (youth)

| manageryears10 = 1998

| managerclubs10 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears11 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs11 = Elazığspor

| manageryears12 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs12 = Kardemir Karabükspor

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Ali Kemal Denizci (born 1 March 1950) is a Turkish football manager and former player. A winger, he played for Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. He was nicknamed Fırtına Kemal (English: Storm Kemal) because of his lightning pace.

Club career

Ali Kemal joined Trabzonspor in 1972 after a couple seasons of playing amateur football. He helped the team get promoted to the Süper Lig for the first time in their history, and was their superstar player when they won their first two Süper Lig titles in the 1975–76, and 1976–77 seasons. In 1978, Trabzonspor had to sell him to cover their revenues and he moved to Fenerbahçe, causing the Trabzonspor fans to riot in the streets.{{cite web|url=https://fourfourtwo.com.tr/yakin-markaj-ali-kemal-denizci/|title="Şenol Güneş, şampiyonluk maçından çıkıp uyumaya gitti!" - FourFourTwo|date=3 March 2017|publisher=|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714123020/https://fourfourtwo.com.tr/yakin-markaj-ali-kemal-denizci/|url-status=dead}} Ali Kemal ended his career with Beşiktaş where he won the 1981–82 1.Lig, and he played his final game in 1983 against his former club Trabzonspor.{{cite web|url=http://www.medyatrabzon.com/bir-efsanenin-oykusu-ali-kemal-denizci-92970h.htm|title=BİR EFSANENİN ÖYKÜSÜ! Ali Kemal DENİZCİ|publisher=|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=17 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001903/http://www.medyatrabzon.com/bir-efsanenin-oykusu-ali-kemal-denizci-92970h.htm|url-status=dead}}

International career

Ali Kemal was the first-ever Trabzonspor player to play for the Turkey national team.{{Cite web|url=http://topraksaha.net/04/2016/biz-sorduk-trabzonsporun-firtina-acigi-ali-kemal-denizci-cevapladi/|title = Biz sorduk, Trabzonspor'un Fırtına Açığı Ali Kemal Denizci Cevapladı | Toprak Saha – Aylık retro futbol e-mecmuası}} He made 27 appearances for Turkey, scoring 3 times.

Personal life

Ali Kemal's brother, Osman Denizci, was also a professional footballer in the Süper Lig, who played alongside him in Fenerbahçe.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kardesimi-fenere-getirdim-ben-kactim-22428842|title=Kardeşimi Fener'e getirdim ben kaçtım|publisher=}}