İbrahim Toraman

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İbrahim Toraman

Full name	İbrahim Toraman
Date of birth	November 20, 1981 (1981-11-20) (age 26)
Place of birth	Sivas, Turkey
Height	1.79 m
Playing position	Central Defender, Libero, Right Back
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş
Number	58
Youth clubs
	Sivas
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997 - 2004 2004-	Gaziantepspor Beşiktaş	96 (10) 103 (5)
National team
	Turkey	31(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

İbrahim Toraman (born 1981, in Sivas), is a Turkish footballer. He plays as a defender in center or right-back positions. He currently plays for Beşiktaş J.K. and the national side.He was married to Berna Toraman and got divorced by the end of april.

His career started with local club Sivas DSİ Spor, playing 6 years at the amateur level. He was named 2nd best player out of all amateur level teams in Turkey. Professionally, Toraman played for Gaziantepspor and attracted attention with his success. In his last 2 years at Gaziantepspor, he was reportedly added to the top of many teams' transfer lists. İbrahim Toraman, was signed by Istanbul club Beşiktaş J.K. in the 2004/05 pre-season on a 3 year contract with a transfer fee of $2.5 million.

He is known for his speed, aerial ability, heading and tackling skills. He is considered as one of Turkey's best defenders and he plays for national team in center-back position with his teammate Gökhan Zan.

He is the vice-captain of Beşiktaş JK.