Rahim Zafer
Turkish footballer (born 1971)
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Rahim Zafer (born 21 January 1971 in Adapazarı) is a former Turkish football player.
Full name
Rahim Bekir Zafer
Date of birth
25 January 1971
Place of birth
Adapazarı, Sakarya Province, Turkey
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahim Bekir Zafer | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Adapazarı, Sakarya Province, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Sakaryaspor | ||
| 1990–1996 | Gençlerbirliği | 166 | (14) |
| 1996–2001 | Beşiktaş | 97 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Diyarbakırspor | 28 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Sakaryaspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2003 | Daegu FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Adanaspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Kırıkkalespor | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Dallas City FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Turkey | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zafer played for several clubs during his career including Sakaryaspor (1987–1990 and 2002–2003), Gençlerbirliği SK (1990–1996), Beşiktaş JK (1996–2001), Diyarbakırspor (2001–2002), Adanaspor (2004–2005), MKE Kırıkkalespor (2005–2006) and Daegu FC (2003–2004). He played for the Turkey national football team and was a player-participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship. Since retiring in 2006, Zafer has been assistant manager for Kastamonuspor, Uşakspor and ABB Bugsaş SK. He was named as the manager of Adıyamanspor in 2012.[1]
International goals
- Results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 April 1996 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
