Trabzonspor A2
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| Full name | Trabzonspor A2 | |||
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| Founded | 1972 | |||
| Ground | Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities | |||
| Capacity | 3,000 | |||
| Chairman |  İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu |
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| Manager | Taner Yılmaz |
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| League | A2 | |||
| 2009–10 | A2 Kuzey Grup, 3rd | |||
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Trabzonspor A2 is a youth team of Trabzonspor. The club competes in the A2 league, alongside other A2 clubs around Turkey. The A2 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975.[1] The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.[2]
Honours
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| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Football (A2) |
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- A2 Ligi
- Winners (3): 1991–92, 1996–97, 2003–04
Current squad
As of 9 June 2010.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Trabzonspor has a notable youth academy, producing several Turkey national football team players including Hami Mandıralı, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Fatih Tekke, Hüseyin Çimşir, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Zengin, and Metin Aktaş. Gökdeniz Karadeniz is the most-capped Turkish international to come through the Trabzonspor academy.
References
- ↑ Cevabı istatistikler verdi! ajansspor.com (Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
- ↑ PAF Lig Arşiv tff.org (Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
- ↑ Trabzonspor A2 Takım trabzonspor.org.tr (Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
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