Emrullah Güvenç

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Emrullah Güvenç

| image =

| fullname = Emrullah Güvenç

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Genk, Belgium

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| height = 1.65 m

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2004–2008 | clubs1 = Fortuna Sittard | caps1 = 75 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = FC Oss | caps2 = 74 | goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Kartalspor | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Helmond Sport | caps4 = 48 | goals4 = 24

| years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = Antwerp | caps5 = 65 | goals5 = 26

| years6 = 2015–2017 | clubs6 = MVV | caps6 = 54 | goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Sporting Hasselt | caps7 = | goals7 =

| totalcaps = 316

| totalgoals = 85

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Emrullah Güvenç (born 27 January 1987) is a former professional footballer.[http://www.sportinghasselt.be/slechte-beurt Slechte beurt!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001443/http://www.sportinghasselt.be/slechte-beurt |date=2018-01-15 }}‚ sportinghasselt.be, 5 November 2017 He has represented Turkey at under-19 level. His older brother Serdal Güvenç is also a professional football player.

Career

Güvenç made his debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie (D2) with Fortuna Sittard in 2004. Since then, he played over 170 games and scored more than 40 times.{{cite web |title=Emrullah Güvenç |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/emrullah-guevenc/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 July 2021 |language=en}} Because of his strong performance during the first period of season 2012–13 season, in which he scored 9 goals in 10 appearances, Güvenç was given the nickname "Superturk" by the Belgian press.{{cite news |last1=Christiaens |first1=Niels |title=Emrullah Guvenc, Superturk in Antwerp |url=https://www.tvl.be/sport/emrullah-guvenc-superturk-in-antwerp-7524 |work=TVL - Dagelijks nieuws uit Limburg |date=16 November 2014 |language=nl-nl}}

After having played for Sporting Hasselt for one season, Güvenç joined amateur club FC Anadol in June 2018.{{cite web |title=FC Anadol versterkt naar nieuwe seizoen |url=https://www.heusden-zolder.eu/fc-anadol-versterkt-naar-nieuwe-seizoen.aspx |website=Internetgazet Heusden-Zolder |language=nl-be |date=28 June 2018}}

Personal life

After his professional career, Güvenç began owning a restaurant in his hometown Genk together with his wife, Tuba Gedik.{{cite news |title=Ook Limonata in Genk weer open na maandenlange sluiting: "Veel nieuwe klanten door coronacrisis" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/06/08/horecazaak-limonata-in-genk-opent-vandaag-weer-de-deuren/ |work=vrtnws.be |date=8 June 2020 |language=nl}}{{cite news |title=Limonata in Genk: "Healthy en homemade" Turks ontbijt en lunch |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20190128_04135988 |work=HBVL |date=30 January 2019 |language=nl-BE}}