Deniz Barış

Deniz Barış
Barış with Antalyaspor
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-02) 2 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kemah, Turkey
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1999 SV Este 06/70
1999–2002 FC St. Pauli 38 (1)
2002–2004 Gençlerbirliği 57 (4)
2004–2010 Fenerbahçe 102 (2)
2010–2014 Antalyaspor 95 (2)
International career
2003–2007 Turkey 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Deniz Barış (born 2 July 1977) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

Career

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Born in Kemah, Turkey, Barış played for SV Este 06/70 in his youth. He had an important role when FC St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2001.

After his years at St. Pauli, he attracted the attention of the Gençlerbirliği chairman İlhan Cavcav and he was transferred to Gençlerbirliği. In Gençlerbirliği's UEFA Cup campaign, he was one of the most influential players of the team. His team defeated European clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Sporting CP.

In 2004, Fenerbahçe's chairman signed Barış to his team paying one of the Gençlerbirliği's record transfer fees.

Barış was a member of the Turkey national team's squad at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Personal life

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Due to a financial problem in his transfer to Fenerbahçe, Barış's licence was suspended and he was unable to play for the Kadıköy side for a long time.

In July 2006, he lost his childhood love and mother of his two children Frauke Barış in a tragic house accident in his house in Jork near Hamburg, Germany. During their match following this event, F.C. St. Pauli players wore black armbands to express their sorrow for the ex-St. Pauli player.[1][2]

Honours

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Fenerbahçe

Turkey

References

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  1. ^ "St.Pauli trauert mit Deniz Baris". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 25 July 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Laux, Alexander (13 January 2016). "Deniz Baris' Comeback für den FC St. Pauli". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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