Mehmet Aurélio

Who is this?

Mehmet Aurélio (born 15 December 1977), originally Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres, is a football coach and former defensive midfielder. Formed at Flamengo, where he made over 100 appearances, Aurélio spent most of his career in Turkey, making 254 Süper Lig appearances and scoring 29 goals for Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, winning three league titles with the second of them. He also played two seasons in La Liga for Real Betis. Born in Brazil, Aurélio was naturalised as a Turkish citizen and made 44 appearances for the Turkey national team between 2006 and 2011, scoring twice and reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008. From 2015 onwards, he coached several lower-league clubs in Turkey.

Career

1. 1977
   Born
2. 1995
   Joined Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
3. 2001
   Joined Trabzonspor
4. 2001
   Joined Olaria Atlético Clube
5. 2003
   Joined Fenerbahçe Istanbul
6. 2006
   Joined Turkey men's national football team
7. 2008
   Joined Real Betis Balompié
8. 2010
   Joined Beşiktaş J.K.
9. 2013
   Joined Olaria Atlético Clube

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro
• •Citizenship: Turkey, Brazil
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football