Deniz Barış

Deniz Barış
Personal information
Full name	Deniz Barış
Date of birth	2 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kemah, Turkey
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder; Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1999	SV Este 06/70
1999–2002	FC St. Pauli
2002–2004	Gençlerbirliği
2004–2010	Fenerbahçe
2010–2014	Antalyaspor
International career
2003–2007	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Deniz Barış (born 2 July 1977) is a Turkish retired footballer.

Career

Born in Kemah, Turkey, Barış played for SV Este 06/70 in his youth. He had an important role when FC St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2001.

After his years at St. Pauli, he attracted the attention of the Gençlerbirliği chairman İlhan Cavcav and he was transferred to Gençlerbirliği. In Gençlerbirliği's UEFA Cup campaign, he was one of the most influential players of the team. His team defeated European clubs such as Blackburn Rovers and Sporting CP.

In 2004, Fenerbahçe's chairman signed Barış to his team paying one of the Gençlerbirliği's record transfer fees.

Barış was a member of the Turkey national team's squad at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Private life

Due to a financial problem in his transfer to Fenerbahçe, Barış's licence was suspended and he was unable to play for the Kadıköy side for a long time.

In July 2006, he lost his childhood love and mother of his two children Frauke Barış in a tragic house accident in his house in Jork near Hamburg, Germany. During their match following this event, F.C. St. Pauli players wore black armbands to express their sorrow for the ex-St. Pauli player.^[1]^[2]

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig: 2004–05, 2006–07
Süper Kupa: 2007

Turkey

FIFA Confederations Cup: third place (1): 2003

References

^ "St.Pauli trauert mit Deniz Baris". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 25 July 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ Laux, Alexander (13 January 2016). "Deniz Baris' Comeback für den FC St. Pauli". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2018.

External links

Deniz Barış at TFF.org (in Turkish)
Deniz Barış – UEFA competition record (archive)
Deniz Barış – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] "St.Pauli trauert mit Deniz Baris". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 25 July 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[2] Laux, Alexander (13 January 2016). "Deniz Baris' Comeback für den FC St. Pauli". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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