Ekrem Dağ

Ekrem Dağ
Personal information
Full name	Ekrem Hayyam Dağ
Date of birth	5 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Mardin, Turkey
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997	SVL Flavia Solva
1997–2001	SK Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2005	SK Sturm Graz
2005–2008	Gaziantepspor
2008–2012	Beşiktaş
2012–2014	Gaziantepspor
2014–2016	Şanlıurfaspor
2017	SV Pachern
International career
2010–2011	Austria
Managerial career
2017–2019	SV Fladnitz
2019–2021	İstanbul Başakşehir (assistant)
2022–2023	Göztepe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ekrem Hayyam Dağ (born 5 December 1980) is a football coach and a former player.^[1] Born in Turkey, he played for the Austria national team.

Club career

Dağ started his career at SVL Flavia Solva but joined the youth team of SK Sturm Graz in 1997 where he made his professional debut four years later. In the summer of 2005 he returned to the land of his birth and signed for Gaziantepspor. In the summer of 2008, after three seasons in Gaziantep, Dağ signed in summer 2008 for Beşiktaş J.K. On 28 July Besiktas canceled his contract with permission of Dağ himself. In July 2012 Ekrem joined his former club Gaziantepspor.

Position

Dağ is an all-rounder and has played as right back, winger, right midfielder or in the left midfield.^[2]

International career

Dağ was born in Turkey but came to Austria with his family when he was 8 years old. His father was a Gastarbeiter. Dağ grew up in Leibnitz and holds Austrian and Turkish dual nationality, making him eligible for both countries. Dağ chose Austria over Turkey, and was due to make his debut on 31 May 2009; however this dream was stopped by injury. Dağ was called up to the Austria national team again on 10 October 2009 for the game against Lithuania,^[3] but was an unused substitute. His first cap eventually came in a friendly against Denmark on 3 March 2010.^[4] Austria won the match 2–1.

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

^ "Ekrem Dag kehrt nach Österreich zurück" (in German). laola1.at. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ "Erst der Meistertitel, dann die ÖFB-Premiere" (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Dag fiebert Debüt entgegen, ÖFB-Team sorgt für strahlende Kinderaugen" (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "691. Länderspiel" (PDF) (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

External links

Ekrem Dağ at the Turkish Football Federation
Ekrem Dağ – UEFA competition record (archive)
Ekrem Dağ – FIFA competition record (archived)
Ekrem Dağ at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)

[1] "Ekrem Dag kehrt nach Österreich zurück" (in German). laola1.at. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[2] "Erst der Meistertitel, dann die ÖFB-Premiere" (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[3] "Dag fiebert Debüt entgegen, ÖFB-Team sorgt für strahlende Kinderaugen" (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[4] "691. Länderspiel" (PDF) (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

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