Coşkun Birdal

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Coşkun Birdal
Personal information
Full name	Coşkun Birdal
Date of birth	12/12/1973
Place of birth	Bayburt, Turkey
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Eskişehirspor
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
{{{years}}}	Erzurumspor Denizlispor Samsunspor Denizlispor Vestel Manisaspor Antalyaspor Eskişehirspor	18 (4) 64 (19) 8 (0) 13 (2) 24 (10) 48 (21)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Coşkun Birdal (born December 12, 1973 in Bayburt) is a Turkish veteran football striker. He has never played for a giant side like Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe or Beşiktaş J.K. but he is a well known figure in Turkish football. Birdal has always been the hope of sides who are struggling against relegation from first division or who are trying to be promoted to the first division. Coşkun began his career at Kartalspor in his teenage years. He became professional at Bayburtspor in 1996. He has played for Bayburtspor (1994-1997), Erzurumspor (1997-2000), Konyaspor (2000), Denizlispor (2000-2002 and 2003-2004), Samsunspor (2002-2003), Vestel Manisaspor (2004-2005) and Antalyaspor during his career. He played for Antalyaspor and he has come into attention after he scored a hat-trick against Beşiktaş J.K. and Kayserispor in 2006-2007 season. He currently plays for Eskişehirspor.

[edit] Career

1997-2000 Erzurumspor 18 (4)
2000-2002 Denizlispor 64 (19)
2002-2003 Samsunspor 8 (0)
2003-2004 Denizlispor 13 (2)
2004-2005 Vestel Manisaspor 24 (10)
2005-2007 Antalyaspor 48 (21)
2007- Eskişehirspor