All-time Süper Lig defenders bracket

The greatest defenders in Süper Lig history, by their honours. Fill out a all-time Süper Lig defenders bracket.

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1

Alexandru Epureanu2014–2023

2

Bülent Korkmaz1986–2005

3

Gheorghe Popescu1997–2001

4

Alpay Özalan1993–2000

5

Fatih Terim1974–1985

6

AE

Abdel-Zaher El-Saqua2002–2009

7

Kenneth Omeruo2015–2025

8

Simon Kjær2015–2017

9

Servet Çetin2003–2012

10

Aurélien Chedjou2013–2019

11

Ümit Davala1996–2003

12

Gökhan Zan2003–2015

13

UO

Uche Okechukwu1993–2002

14

Geremi1997–1999

15

Abdullah Ercan1990–2004

16

Ogün Temizkanoğlu1989–2003

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Hakan Ünsal1994–2005

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Naci Erdem1953–1966

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Frank de Boer2003–2004

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Recep Çetin1988–1999

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Michal Kadlec2013–2016

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İbrahim Toraman2000–2015

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Serdar Aziz2016–2025

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Çağlar Söyüncü2024–2026

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BD

Basri Dirimlili1951–1963

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JH

Jes Høgh1995–1999

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Deniz Barış2002–2010

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Ahmet Çalık2011–2020

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Bülent Eken1942–1955

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Dany Nounkeu2012–2015

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RT

Razundara Tjikuzu2007–2011

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Rashad Sadygov2008–2009

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Adil Rami2019–2020

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Mortadha Ben Ouanes2021–

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Edgar Ié2019–2024

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Mustafa Doğan1996–2007

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EA

Ercan Aktuna1965–1975

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Albert Riera2011–2014

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Stefan Savić2024–

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Leonardo Bonucci2024

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RE

Rober Eryol1947–1959

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İbrahim Kaş2004–2015

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GK

Gökhan Keskin1984–1996

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OÖ

Osman Özköylü1993–2005

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Mahmut Tekdemir2006–

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Syam Ben Youssef2017–2020

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Serdar Kurtuluş2006–

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Şener Özbayraklı2015–

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VO

Vedat Okyar1968–1976

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Filip Daems2001–2005

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AB

Ali Beratlıgil1951–1964

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Egemen Korkmaz2008–2015

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RZ

Rahim Zafer1990–2001

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Antônio Carlos Zago2002–2004

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Ľubomír Šatka2023–

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Samet Akaydın2023–2025

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Debatik Curri2010–2013

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Samuel Johnson1999–2003

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Jamal Sellami1998–2001

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Murat Yakin1998–2000

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ZA

Zekeriya Alp1968–1978

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CA

Can Arat2002–2015

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Michael Amir Murillo2026–

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Mathias Jørgensen2019–2021

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Ersan Gülüm2010–2016

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CT

Cüneyt Tanman1972–1991

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Yalçın Ayhan2005–2014

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Cem Pamiroğlu1976–1987

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Serdar Kesimal2011–

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Vedat İnceefe1996–2003

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NG

Nedim Günar1948–1963

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Lucas Neill2010–2011

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RÇ

Raşit Çetiner1976–1988

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Burhan Atak1920–1934

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AY

Ahmet Yıldırım1993–2005

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Armand Deumi2013–

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Önder Turacı2004–2010

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Hüseyin Saygun1935–1946

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Orhan Ak1996–2015

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Coşkun Özarı1948–1960

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Manuel da Costa2017–2020

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IF

Iulian Filipescu1997–1999

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TS

Turgay Semercioğlu1973–1988

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Volkan Yaman2007–2014

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Arkadiusz Głowacki2010–2012

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Merih Demiral2018–2019

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TÖ

Talat Özkarslı1961–1971

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Dmitri Khlestov2000–2002

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İsmail Kurt1956–1960

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Naci Özkaya1947–1953

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Stéphane Mbia2015–2016

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Marcin Kuś2008–2013

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NÖ

Necati Özçağlayan1972–1986

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Lars Olsen1991–1992

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Tomáš Hubočan2017–2018

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LA

Lahcen Abrami1998–2000

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EA

Erdoğan Arıca1977–1986

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Gabriel Tamaș2003–2004

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Mert Korkmaz1992–2008

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KÖ

Kadir Özcan1972–1981

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The greatest defenders in Süper Lig history, by their honours.

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