Rahim Zafer (born 21 January 1971 in Adapazarı) is a former Turkish football player.

Rahim Zafer
Personal information
Full name Rahim Bekir Zafer
Date of birth (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Adapazarı, Sakarya Province, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Sakaryaspor
1990–1996 Gençlerbirliği 166 (14)
1996–2001 Beşiktaş 97 (2)
2001–2002 Diyarbakırspor 28 (1)
2002–2003 Sakaryaspor 10 (0)
2003 Daegu FC 14 (0)
2004–2005 Adanaspor 8 (0)
2005–2006 Kırıkkalespor 7 (1)
2013–2016 Dallas City FC
International career
1995–1996 Turkey 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zafer played for several clubs during his career including Sakaryaspor (1987–1990 and 2002–2003), Gençlerbirliği SK (1990–1996), Beşiktaş JK (1996–2001), Diyarbakırspor (2001–2002), Adanaspor (2004–2005), MKE Kırıkkalespor (2005–2006) and Daegu FC (2003–2004). He played for the Turkey national football team and was a player-participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship. Since retiring in 2006, Zafer has been assistant manager for Kastamonuspor, Uşakspor and ABB Bugsaş SK. He was named as the manager of Adıyamanspor in 2012.[1]

International goals

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Results list Turkey's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 April 1996 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan   Azerbaijan 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Adıyamanspor'da Rahim Zafer dönemi". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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