32 Facts About Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim was born on 4 September 1953 and is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

Fatih Terim is the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab.

On 25 April 2007, Fatih Terim received the order of "Commendatore" awarded by the Italian state.

In 1969, Fatih Terim began his professional football career with Adana Demirspor.

Fatih Terim played for Adana Demirspor until 1974, when he joined Galatasaray as a sweeper on 8 July 1974.

Fatih Terim played for the Turkey national team 51 times between 1974 and 1985 and was the national team captain for 35 international matches, setting the national record in both categories at that time.

In 1985, he had a fight with referee Hamza Alan for showing a red card to his teammate in a match and Fatih Terim was shown a red card.

Fatih Terim decided to quit football after receiving a five-match penalty.

Fatih Terim showed up to his jubilee match, which was between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray, by landing on the pitch by helicopter while the game was being played.

Fatih Terim's coaching career began when he was appointed the coach of Ankaragucu.

Fatih Terim coached the club for 18 months before moving on to coach Goztepe in Izmir for a year.

Fatih Terim was appointed as assistant to Turkey's national coach, Sepp Piontek, in 1990.

Fatih Terim's departure allowed Mircea Lucescu to clinch the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 for Galatasaray.

Fatih Terim moved from Galatasaray to the Italian Serie A, signing a one-year contract with Fiorentina.

The team's performance declined significantly from then on because of his continuing clashes with Cecchi Gori led Fatih Terim to resign on 26 February 2001, before the season ended.

Fiorentina director general Giancarlo Antognoni, one of the greatest players in the club's history, resigned along with Fatih Terim's entire coaching staff, despite the fact that Cecchi Gori had begged him to stay.

On 18 June 2001, Fatih Terim signed a two-year contract with Milan replacing the caretaker manager Cesare Maldini.

Fatih Terim built a highly attacking side, but during this period Milan was notorious for being vulnerable at the back, often conceding goals unexpectedly and drawing against "underdog" teams.

Fatih Terim brought back Umit Davala and Hakan Unsal from the UEFA Cup winning squad and transferred Felipe to the number 10 position.

Fatih Terim's contract was extended to 2012 at the conclusion of the tournament, despite heavy speculation that he might return to Italy or go to England to manage at club level.

On 11 October 2009, seeing that his country could no longer finish in the top two of Group 5, Fatih Terim announced his resignation.

The club stated Fatih Terim had rejected an offer of a two-year extension on his current contract, which had been due to expire in June 2014.

Fatih Terim was directing a training session at the club's facilities when the board's decision was publicised later that day.

Fatih Terim won his eighth title in total and second consecutive Super Lig trophy with Galatasaray.

Fatih Terim signed the new contract in front of 52,500 spectators.

On 8 July 2019, Fatih Terim celebrated his 45th anniversary with Galatasaray.

Players such as Falcao and Donk had left the club and Fatih Terim had decided to invest in young potential players such as Cicaldau, Boey, Nelsson and Morutan.

Galatasaray had ended the UEFA Europa League group stage on top position and Fatih Terim achieved the one and only positive result so far this season by qualifying to the round of 16 directly.

On 13 January 2022, Fatih Terim shared a photo of his signature regarding the contract termination by the club via his personal social media account, mentioning that it was his last signature at Galatasaray.

On 26 December 2023, Fatih Terim signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek club Panathinaikos, replacing Ivan Jovanovic.

On 17 May 2024, Fatih Terim was relieved from his contract.

Fatih Terim was born in Adana, Turkey, to Nuriye and Talat Terim.