Metin Tekin

Education

He graduated with a bachelor"s degree in business.

Career

He started his football career in Kocaelispor. On January 2, 1983, he scored his first goal for Beşiktaş to Adana Demirspor in İnönü Stadium. He usually played as a right winger (#7 Uniform).

Occasionally he played as a forward too.

Beşiktaş fans called him "Sarı Fırtına" (The Blond Storm) and his name also mentioned with other prominent players such as Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar. Between 1982 to 1997 he played 320 games and scored 47 goals.

In 1997 Metin Tekin was loaned to Vanspor. Later in the year Beşiktaş vs Fenerbahçe was his final game as a professional football player.

Played 34 times with Turkish national football team and scored 2 goals.

After the retirement he became a football columnist. Tekin began his managerial career by teaming up with Erdoğan Arıca and served as his assistant in Gençlerbirliği and Samsunspor. Later he served as a manager for lower division club Çanakkale Dardanelspor.

Currently he is one of the coaches of the Turkey national football team

Achievements

• His first accomplishment was the selection to U-18 National Team.

Membership

In the 1982-1983 season, he transferred to Beşiktaş by Dorde Miliç before he becoming a member of Kocaelispor"s first team