Tugay Kerimoglu

Tugay Kerimoglu is a Turkish international football player who currently features for the English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. He plays as an attacking central midfielder and is renowned for his dynamism, pace and long range shots.

Tugay Kerimoglu made his name at Turkish giants Galatasaray where he made his start in professional club football in 1987. He played for the Istanbul powerhouse till 2000, scoring 49 goals in 236 league matches and winning the Turkish league six times and the Turkish Cup four times.

Tugay then played for Glasgow Rangers one and a half years without much success and joined Blackburn Rovers at the start of the 2001-2002 campaign. He made his debut for Blackburn against Sunderland as a substitute and soon became a regular and a crowd favourite. He has played over 200 Premier League matches for Blackburn since 2001 and is now firmly established as one of the senior and well respected players at Blackburn.

Tugay made his international debut for Turkey in 1990 and played 94 international matches for his nation, scoring 2 goals. He featured at Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup.