Zekeriya Alp

Zekeriya Alp

Personal information
Full name	Zekeriya Alp
Date of birth	(1948-01-01) 1 January 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Istanbul
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1966	Feriköy S.K.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Feriköy S.K.	30	(1)
1968–1978	Beşiktaş	237	(6)
International career
1967	Turkey U-18	2	(0)
1970	Turkey U-21	3	(0)
1964–1971	Turkey	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zekeriya Alp (born 1 January 1948) is a Turkish former international association football player and, current businessman and sports executive. He represented Turkey at senior level in 22 international encounters.^[1] Alp formerly took role of "Head of Central Referee Commission" at TFF.^[2]

Career

Following his youth and first two senior years at 1. Lig, Alp joined Beşiktaş in 1968–69 season. He played at Beşiltaş until the end of his professional career.

Zekeriya Alp was appointed twice as Head of Central Referee Commission at TFF. His first appointment was between 2012 and 2014 during the presidency of Yıldırım Demirören.^[3] In 2019, he appointed once again for same title following election of Nihat Özdemir.^[3]

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Cup (1): 1974–75 Turkish Cup
• Presidential Cup (1): 1974
• Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1974, 1977
• TSYD Cup (3): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75
• Spor Toto Cup (1): 1969

Individual

• Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)^[4]

References

Citations

1. "Zekeriya Alp - TFF Player Details" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "MHK Başkanı Zekeriya Alp'ten açıklama" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. "MHK'nin yeni Başkanı Zekeriya Alp oldu" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020. "TFF'de Levent Bıçakçı yönetiminde Basın Sözcüsü olarak görev aldı. 2012 yılında Yıldırım Demirören döneminde MHK Başkanı olarak atandı. 2014 yılında ise MHK Başkanlığı görevinden istifa etti.
4. "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".

External links

• Zekeriya Alp at TFF