Deniz Barış
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Deniz Barış | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Erzincan, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Antalyaspor | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC St. Pauli | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2000–2001 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | (0) |
2001–2002 | FC St. Pauli | 10 | (2) |
2002–2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 67 | (5) |
2004–2010 | Fenerbahçe | 130 | (6) |
2010– | Antalyaspor | 95 | (2) |
National team | |||
2003–2007 | Turkey | 21 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Deniz Barış (born 2 July 1977 in Kemah/Erzincan, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for the Turkish Premier Super League club Antalyaspor in the Defensive midfielder position. He is 1.84 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms.
In his youth, Barış played for FC St. Pauli, and he had an important role when FC St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2001. He also played for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany. After his years in F.C. St. Pauli, he attracted the attention of the Gençlerbirliği chairman İlhan Cavcav and he was transferred to Gençlerbirliği. In Gençlerbirliği's UEFA Cup campaign, he was one of the most influential players of the team. His team defeated outstanding European clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Sporting CP.
In 2004, Fenerbahçe chairman bought Deniz to his team paying one of the Gençlerbirliği's record transfer fees.
Barış was a member of the Turkish squad in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Private life
Due to a financial problem in his transfer to Fenerbahçe, his licence was suspended and he was unable to play for Kadıköy side for a long time. In July 2006, Barış lost his childhood love and mother of his two children Frauke Barış in a tragic house accident in his house in Jork (near Hamburg, Germany). During their match following this event, F.C. St. Pauli players wore black armbands to express their sorrow for the ex-St. Pauli player.
Honours
- Fenerbahçe
- Turkey
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place (1): 2003
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deniz Barış. |
- Deniz Barış at TFF.org (Turkish)
- Deniz Barış at transfermarkt.de (German)
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