{{Short description|German footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ali Bilgin | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|17}} | birth_place = Essen, West Germany | height = 1.83 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ballfreunde Bergeborbeck | youthyears2 = –1995 | youthclubs2 = Rot-Weiss Essen | youthyears3 = 1995–1998 | youthclubs3 = MSV Duisburg | youthyears4 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs4 = Rot-Weiss Essen | years1 = 2000–2006 | clubs1 = Rot-Weiss Essen | caps1 = 120 | goals1 = 23 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = Antalyaspor | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = Fenerbahçe | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Kayserispor | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Kasımpaşa | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = Göztepe | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Sportfreunde Lotte | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1 | totalcaps = 279 | totalgoals = 44 }} '''Ali Bilgin''' (born 17 December 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
==Career== Bilgin left Rot-Weiss Essen after helping the club achieve promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in the 2005–06 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilgin verlässt RWE |url=https://www.kicker.de/bilgin-verlaesst-rwe-333326/artikel |trans-title=Bilgin leaves RWE |website=kicker |access-date=13 June 2023 |language=German |date=30 May 2006}}</ref>
Bilgin made his debut for Antalyaspor in a match against Sakaryaspor on 13 August 2006 as a 66th-minute substitute.
In summer 2007, after an impressive season at Antalyaspor, he moved to Fenerbahçe,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=981 | title = Ali Bilgin undergoes Fener medical | date = 30 June 2007 | publisher = Fenerbahçe | accessdate = 16 March 2012}}</ref> signing a contract for 3+1 years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=987 | title = I will do my utmost | date = 2 July 2007 | publisher = Fenerbahçe | accessdate = 16 March 2012}}</ref> During his time with Fenerbahçe he was kept out of action by a meniscus injury, a concussion and a viral infection.<ref name="joemann"/> He made seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League and missed out on the Süper Lig championship on the last day of the 2009–10 season.<ref name="joemann"/>
In summer 2011, after agreeing the termination of his contract with Kayserispor, Bilgin trained with the reserves of former club Rot-Weiss Essen.<ref name="joemann">{{cite news |last1=Joemann |first1=Rupert |title=Ali Bilgin rennt und brennt in RWE-Reserve |trans-title=Ali Bilgin runs and burns in RWE Reserve |url=https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/rwe/ali-bilgin-rennt-und-brennt-in-rwe-reserve-id4992249.html |access-date=13 June 2023 |date=23 August 2011 |language=German}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bilgin grew up in Bergeborbeck.<ref name="wozniak">{{cite news |last1=Wozniak |first1=Krystian |title=RWE: Was macht eigentlich... Ali Bilgin? |url=https://www.reviersport.de/fussball/regionalliga/a534126---rwe-was-macht-eigentlich-ali-bilgin.html |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Reviersport |date=27 September 2021 |language=German}}</ref> He is married with twins.<ref name="wozniak"/> As of 2021 he had been living in Istanbul for ten years.<ref name="wozniak"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=981410 Ali Bilgin] at TFF.org {{in lang|tr}} * {{Worldfootball.net|ali-bilgin|new_id=pe11250}} * {{kicker|ali-bilgin}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilgin, Ali}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Turkish men's footballers Category:German men's footballers Category:Footballers from Essen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:Süper Lig players Category:TFF 1. Lig players Category:Rot-Weiss Essen players Category:Antalyaspor footballers Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Category:Kayserispor footballers Category:Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Category:Sportfreunde Lotte players Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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