Arif Erdem

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Arif Erdem
Full name	Arif Erdem
Date of birth	January 2, 1972 (1972-01-02) (age 36)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	180cm
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1991 1991-2000 2000-2001 2001-2005	Zeytinburnuspor Galatasaray Real Sociedad Galatasaray	2 (0) 189 (61) 2 (1) 103 (59)
National team²
1994-2003	Turkey	60 (11)
Teams managed
2006-present	Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Assistant)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 12, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 12, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Arif Erdem (born 1972) was a Turkish striker. He played 349 league matches for Galatasaray and scored 105 goals. He played 86 in European cups and scored 16 goals. He also played 60 times for national team and scored 11 goals.

Arif is famous for having scored the fastest international hat-trick against Northern Ireland during the 2000 European Championships campaign.

Except playing half a season in Spain, he played for 14 years at Galatasaray. He was one of the most important players in the squad which won UEFA cup in 2000. He is best known for his fast pace, and the ability to score at tough angles. He had cancelled his wedding with TV presenter Ece Ozbek because she would not wear a veil or a headscarf[1][2].

Arif Erdem has announced his retirement at 2005.

Now Assistant Manager of Abdullah Avcı in Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

[edit] Honours

Galatasaray
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2000)
- UEFA Cup: 1 (2000)

Turkey
- UEFA Euro 2000 Quarter-Finalist
- FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place

v • d • e Turkey squad - UEFA Euro 1996

1 Adnan • 2 Recep • 3 Alpay • 4 Vedat • 5 Tugay • 6 Sağlam • 7 Hami • 8 Ogün • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Oğuz • 11 Orhan • 12 Faruk • 13 Rahim • 14 Saffet • 15 Tayfun • 16 Sergen • 17 Abdullah • 18 Arif • 19 Tolunay • 20 Bülent • 21 Şanver • 22 Rüştü • Coach: Fatih Terim

v • d • e Turkey squad - UEFA Euro 2000

1 Rüştü • 2 Tayfur • 3 Ogün • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Sergen • 11 Tayfun • 12 Ömer • 13 Osman • 14 Suat • 15 İzzet • 16 Ergün • 17 Oktay • 18 Ayhan • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Fevzi • 22 Ümit Davala • Coach: Denizli

v • d • e Turkey squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Rüştü • 2 Emre Aşık • 3 Bülent • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Baştürk • 11 Hasan • 12 Ömer • 13 İzzet • 14 Tayfur • 15 Nihat • 16 Ümit Özat • 17 İlhan • 18 Ergün • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Emre Belözoğlu • 22 Ümit Davala • 23 Zafer • Coach: Güneş