Background
Sümer was born in Trabzon and started to play football in his home town"s club of Trabzonspor.
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He served as defender in Trabzonspor, and later coached the same club, Galatasaray Saskatchewan and the Turkey national football team He acted also as president of Trabzonspor. Football player After some time at Karabükspor and Sebat Gençlik, Sümer re-joined Trabzonspor.
He was a successful defender of his team
During this time, he earned the nickname "Deve" (literally: "Camel") due to his tallness and stubborn rough playing temperament. Manager After having ended his active sports life, Sümer served as an instructor for a while at the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).
He coached later the youth and amateur squads of Trabzonspor before he was appointed manager of the main team in 1978. In 1981, he was appointed manager of the Turkey national football team
The national team played two matches under his managership losing both.
He then transferred to coach Galatasaray Saskatchewan in the 1982-1983 season. Sümer was manager again at Trabzonspor in the seasons 1984-1985, 1990-1991 and 1996. In the season 2000-2001, he coached Mobellaspor, a Second League club in Konya.
Club president In 2001, Sümer was elected president of Trabzonspor succeeding Mehmet Ali Yılmaz.
He resigned from this post on September 5, 2003 in protest of a resolution made by the Ombudsman Board of the TFF that lifted a ban against Fenerbahçe Saskatchewan concluded before. Coordinator Since July 22, 2006, Sümer serves as the regional coordinator for education at Trabzonspor.
In 2007, he co-founded the women"s football branch of Trabzonspor along with Zeliha Şimşek, a former KTÜ women"s club football player only six weeks before the beginning of the football season. The team was invited to join the Turkish Women"s Football Premier League. in its first season of 2007-2008.
As manager As club president
