
Elegant and intelligent, Tugay Kerimoğlu was a deep-lying playmaker for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers, dictating tempo with his exquisite passing range. Career record: 94 caps and 2 goals for Türkiye; club career at Galatasaray S.K., Rangers, Blackburn Rovers.
One rank above: Nihat Kahveci at #9.
One rank below: Alpay Özalan at #11.
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