{{short description|German-Turkish professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ahmet Cebe | image = Schalke Cebe10.jpg | caption = Cebe with FC Schalke 04 II | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Krefeld, West Germany | height = 1.81 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Rasensport Krefeld | youthyears2 = –2002 | youthclubs2 = Türkspor Krefeld | years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = KFC Uerdingen 05 | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = FC Schalke 04 II | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 2005–2009 | clubs3 = Fortuna Düsseldorf | caps3 = 128 | goals3 = 18 | years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = Denizlispor | caps4 = 48 | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Karabükspor | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2012–2016 | clubs6 = Akhisar Belediyespor | caps6 = 110 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = Sivasspor | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2017 | clubs8 = Fortuna Düsseldorf II | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = Samsunspor | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2018 | clubs10 = Fethiyespor | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | totalcaps = 443 | totalgoals = 54 | managerclubs1 = Fortuna Düsseldorf II | managerclubs2 = Legentus | managerclubs3 = Gulf United | manageryears1 = 2023-2025 | manageryears2 = 2025-2026 | manageryears3 = 2026 }}
'''Ahmet Cebe''' (born 2 May 1983) is a German-Turkish professional former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.<ref>{{cite web |title=AHMET CEBE |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1252979 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918135300/http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1252979 |archive-date=2011-09-18 |access-date=29 April 2010 |publisher=TFF}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/fortuna/fortuna-duesseldorf-rueckkehr-von-ahmet-cebe-ist-fix-aid-1.6913577 Cebe-Rückkehr zur Fortuna ist fix], rp-online.de, 29 June 2017</ref>
== Managerial career == After retiring from playing, Ahmet Cebe moved into coaching within the Fortuna Düsseldorf academy, working across youth age groups including assistant roles before taking charge of a youth side during the 2022–23 season. He subsequently progressed into senior football as assistant manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf II from July 2023, gaining experience within the Regionalliga environment. Cebe holds a UEFA A coaching licence.
In October 2025, Cebe was appointed head coach of Legentus in the UAE Second Division with the club sitting on zero points at the time of his arrival.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DPWyCUAE5Hl/?hl=en]</ref> He oversaw a significant turnaround, guiding the team to a third-place finish while recording a 2.0 points-per-game average, a run of form that drew interest from higher-level clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |website=UAE Football Association |title=Second Division league |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1863 |access-date=2026-02-25}}</ref>
On 25 February 2026, Cebe was appointed first team manager of Gulf United F.C., opting to join the Dubai-based club in managerial role in the UAE First Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DVLtQvWDEdB/?hl=en&img_index=1 |access-date=2026-02-25 |website=Instagram}}</ref>{{rs|date=February 2026}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{UEFA player|250033279}} * {{Soccerway|ahmet-cebe/38267}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cebe, Ahmet}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Footballers from Krefeld Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Süper Lig players Category:3. Liga players Category:Denizlispor footballers Category:Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Category:Akhisarspor footballers Category:KFC Uerdingen 05 players Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players Category:Sivasspor footballers Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Turkish men's footballers Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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