Hüseyin Çimşir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hüseyin Çimşir | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Araklı, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Akhisar Belediyespor(Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trabzonspor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Trabzonspor | 35 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Sakaryaspor (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Antalyaspor | 53 | (2) |
| 2002–2009 | Trabzonspor | 218 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Bursaspor | 46 | (1) |
| 2012-2013 | Adana Demirspor | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2007 | Turkey | 34 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:22, 21 January 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hüseyin Çimşir (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish footballer. Çimşir has spent most of his career at Trabzonspor, but has also had short spells at Sakaryaspor and Antalyaspor. He is a Turkish international and was the captain at Trabonspor. He transferred to Bursaspor in 2009–10 season.
His strengths are in his defensive capabilities. He usually plays in the anchor position, covering the defence and attempting to move the ball onto the midfield. He rarely ventures forward, preferring instead to organise and protect the back line. At Trabzonspor he has helped the team to success in the Turkish Cup on two occasions, and to the runners up position in 2004.
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Preceded by Fatih Tekke |
Trabzonspor captain 2006-2009 |
Succeeded by Egemen Korkmaz |