Bülent Çetin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1985 (age 39–40) | ||
| Place of birth | Eskişehir, Turkey | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Etimesgut BS | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Turkey | |||
Medal record | |||
Bülent Çetin (born 1985) is a Turkish amputee footballer playing as goalkeeper. He is a member of the Turkey national amputee football team.[1]
Bülent Çetin was born in Eskişehir, Turkey in 1985.[1][2] His mother Sadiye died in 2022.[3]
He joined Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) service, and held the rank of a specialist sergeant. During an armed operation in Hakkâri Province, Southeastern Turkey, he was wounded in his left arm. He was transported to the Gülhane Training and Research Hospital. As his treatment was continuing, he had a traffic accident. He underwent further treatment at the TSK Rehabilitation Center for one year.[1][2][4]
Since 2012, he has been working at the defence company Roketsan in Ankara.[2]
Club career
Çetin played amateur football as a forward in his youth years. During his stay in the TSK Rehab Center, he met amputee football in 2011. He started again football playing, this time as an amputee football goalkeeper.[1] After playing in the TSK Rehab Center for nine years, he transferred to Etimesgut BS.[2][5]