Basri Dirimlili

Basri Dirimlili (7 June 1929 – 14 September 1997), nicknamed Mehmetcik Basri, was a Turkish football player.

Basri Dirimlili

Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-06-07)7 June 1929
Place of birth	Dârstor, Romania
Date of death	14 September 1997(1997-09-14) (aged 68)
Place of death	Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1951	Eskişehir Demirspor
1951–1963	Fenerbahçe	372	(7)
1963–1964	Karşıyaka	2	(0)
International career
1953–1961	Turkey	26	(0)
Managerial career
1965–1966	Feriköy
1966–1967	Vefa S.K.
1969–1970	Samsunspor
1970–1971	İstanbulspor
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Dârstor, Romania (now Silistra, Bulgaria), Dirimlili began playing football for Eskişehir Demirspor. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1951. He played 26 times^[1] for Turkey and was a member of 1952 National Olympic Team and the 1954 FIFA World Cup team.^[2]

He also worked as assistant manager for Fenerbahçe with Ignace Molnar, Traian Ionescu, Didi and Branko Stanković. He also managed Feriköy, Vefa S.K., Samsunspor and Istanbulspor.^[3]