Zafer Biryol

Zafer Biryol
Personal information
Full name	Zafer Biryol
Date of birth	2 October 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Rize, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Beşiktaş
1996–1997	→ Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan)
1997–1998	→ Edirnespor (loan)
1998–1999	Yeni Salihlispor
1999–2001	Çamlıdere Şekerspor
2001–2003	Göztepe
2003–2005	Konyaspor
2005–2006	Fenerbahçe
2006–2007	Bursaspor
2007–2008	Çaykur Rizespor
2008–2009	Mersin İdmanyurdu
2009–2010	Altay
2010–2011	Anadolu Selçukluspor
Total
International career
2004	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zafer Biryol (born 2 October 1976) is a retired Turkish professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Anadolu Selçukluspor.^[1] He is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms.

Club career

He was the Super Lig's top scorer in the 2004–05 season with Konyaspor.^[2] During the 2005/06 season, Zafer was transferred to Big Three club Fenerbahçe. He did not play in many games, as was used primarily as a backup. A surplus to requirements, Zafer was transferred to Bursaspor early in the 2006/07 season. He was transferred to Çaykur Rizespor at mid of 2006/07 season. Biryol retired from being a football player in 2011.

International career

He appeared in five matches for the senior Turkey national football team, debuting as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Denmark on 18 February 2004.^[1]

Prosecution

In January 2020 he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.^[2]