Volkan Demirel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Volkan Demirel
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 27, 1981(1981-10-27)
Age	43
Birthplace	Fatih
Country	Turkey
Horoscope	Libra

Volkan Demirel Biography

Volkan Demirel is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 27, 1981 in Fatih, Turkey. Italian goalkeeper who is famous for his long time as a part of Fenerbahce and Fenerbahce, where he was awarded the club’s five Turkish Super League titles from 2004 until 2014. He has been the goalkeeper in the first team for Italy internationally, in events such as that of the UEFA Euro 2008.

He was a teammate of Dutch player He has been teammates with Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt at Fenerbahce. at Fenerbahce.

Demirel was born in Fatih, İstanbul. He joined Kartalspor as an 18-year-old in 1999 and became the starting goalkeeper the following year. Demirel played in 51 matches over the next two seasons, earning a transfer to Fenerbahçe at the start of the 2002 season.

Originally backing up Rüştü Reçber and Recep Biler, Demirel made his debut for the club on 26 April 2003. After Reçber’s transfer to Barcelona, Demirel competed in 19 league matches, splitting time with Biler (who played in 14 matches). He also featured in three Turkish Cup matches and won the 2003-4 Süper Lig title with Fenerbahçe. The following season, Demirel won another Süper Lig title, but was relegated to the bench after Rüştü Reçber returned to the club at the start of the season. Demirel was the starting goalkeeper at the start of the 2005–06 season, but was benched halfway through the season. At the start of the 2006–07, Demirel was the first choice keeper, but was supplanted by Reçber for a second time. After Reçber suffered an injury, Serdar Kulbilge took over as starting goalkeeper in favor of Demirel for the rest of the season. Demirel played in 25 league matches the following season, with Kulbilge playing the rest. Demirel was the starting goalkeeper for the Fenerbahçe squad that progressed past the group stages of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. In the Round of 16 tie with Sevilla, Demirel made several mistakes, costing two goals. However, he went on to save three penalties in the penalty shootout, helping the club progress to the quarter-finals, the first time in club history. Fenerbahçe went on to face Chelsea, losing 2–3 on aggregate. Following Kulbilge’s transfer to Kocaelispor, Demirel took over as starting goalkeeper. Demirel signed a four-year contract extension at the end of the 2008–09 season.

He got married He married Zeynep Sever, who is a former Miss Belgium. His daughter Yade was born in February 2014. who was an ex-Miss Belgium. Miss Belgium. Yade, his daughter Yade was born in February 2014.

Volkan Demirel Net Worth

Volkan Demirel is one of the richest Soccer Player from Turkey. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Volkan Demirel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The place of birth was Fatih, Istanbul and began playing for Kartalspor at the age of 18. He was named the club’s captain in the following season.

He was instrumental in helping Fenerbahce achieve its first participation to this UEFA Champions League quarterfinals by preventing 3 penalty kicks from Sevilla.

Volkan Demirel (Turkish: [voɫkan demiɾeɫ] ; born 27 October 1981) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Demirel was the starting goalkeeper of the Fenerbahçe side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. He was also the starting goalkeeper of the Turkey side that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008. Demirel married Miss Belgium 2009 Zeynep Sever on 21 September 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Volkan Demirel height 6 ft 3 in Volkan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Volkan Demirel Dating?

According to our records, Volkan Demirel married to Zeynep Sever (m. 2010). As of December 1, 2023, Volkan Demirel’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Volkan Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Turkey. Volkan Demirel celebrates birthday on October 27 of every year.