Rıdvan Dilmen

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Rıdvan Dilmen, born 1962 in Nazilli, is one of the finest footballers that played in the Turkish Premier Super League.

Dilmen made his debut with Muğlaspor and became known for his scoring skills in Boluspor. He signed for Fenerbahçe after playing for Sariyer, and became one of the symbol players of Fenerbahçe and Turkish football. He also played for Turkish national team.

Dilmen was nicknamed "Şeytan Rıdvan" ("Ridvan the Devil") mostly for his wits, immense speed with the ball and stupendous fakes. Dilmen stated that he disliked the nickname "Şeytan", and so the nickname is never been used since then.

He was the main actor of the 1988-89 Turkish League Season, which Fenerbahçe reached the title with a record number of goals (103) at the leagues history. In the 1988-1989 season he scored 19 goals and made 41 assists. After getting injured in 1990 against Trabzonspor by the Serbian defender Yesiç, he never fully recovered. Although he had sixteen operations Ridvan failed to fulfill the expectations after his injury. He retired in 1995 at Fenerbahçe after painful years of injuries.

Dilmen worked as a manager for Vanspor in 1997-98 season. When he started, although it was almost mid season, Vanspor had zero points. His club finished the season as champions of Turkish Second League. He then became Fenerbahce's manager in 2000. However, his stay only lasted five weeks. He resigned as Fenerbahce was eliminated from UEFA Cup at an early stage. Dilmen was also employed as a manager for Altay SK and Adanaspor. So far, he doesn't have a successful managing career as he was expected to deliver.

Dilmen is currently working as a commentator and a sportswriter. Dilmen received several offers from Turkish clubs like Samsunspor but he prefers to stay out of the coaching stage for a while.