Zafer Biryol

Zafer Biryol

Personal information
Full name	Zafer Biryol
Date of birth	(1976-10-02) 2 October 1976
Place of birth	Rize, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Beşiktaş	0	(0)
1996–1997	→ Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan)	34	(5)
1997–1998	→ Edirnespor (loan)	26	(6)
1998–1999	Yeni Salihlispor	17	(6)
1999–2001	Çamlıdere Şekerspor	65	(34)
2001–2003	Göztepe	53	(13)
2003–2005	Konyaspor	64	(43)
2005–2006	Fenerbahçe	6	(0)
2006–2007	Bursaspor	12	(3)
2007–2008	Çaykur Rizespor	42	(8)
2008–2009	Mersin İdmanyurdu	30	(16)
2009–2010	Altay	17	(5)
2010–2011	Anadolu Selçukluspor	7	(0)
Total		373	(139)
International career
2004	Turkey	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zafer Biryol (born 2 October 1976) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Anadolu Selçukluspor. He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms.

Club career

He was the Super Lig's top scorer in the 2004–05 season with Konyaspor. During the 2005/06 season, Zafer was transferred to Big Three club Fenerbahçe. He did not play in many games, as was used primarily as a backup. A surplus to requirements, Zafer was transferred to Bursaspor early in the 2006/07 season. He was transferred to Çaykur Rizespor at mid of 2006/07 season. Biryol retired from being a football player in 2011.

International career

He appeared in five matches for the senior Turkey national football team, debuting as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Denmark on 18 February 2004.

Prosecution

In January 2020 he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.

External links

• Zafer Biryol at National-Football-Teams.com