Mehmet Aurélio
Brazilian-born Turkish midfielder who won three Süper Lig titles with Fenerbahçe and reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals with Turkey.
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Mehmet Aurélio (born 15 December 1977), originally Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres, is a football coach and former defensive midfielder. Formed at Flamengo, where he made over 100 appearances, Aurélio spent most of his career in Turkey, making 254 Süper Lig appearances and scoring 29 goals for Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, winning three league titles with the second of them. He also played two seasons in La Liga for Real Betis.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres
- Born
- 15 December 1977
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Height
- 1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- Current club
- Antalyaspor (assistant manager)
- Total caps
- 493
- Total goals
- 58
Lore & Background
Born in Brazil, Aurélio was naturalised as a Turkish citizen and made 44 appearances for the Turkey national team between 2006 and 2011, scoring twice and reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008. From 2015 onwards, he coached several lower-league clubs in Turkey.
Reader's Guide
Mehmet Aurélio began his career at Bangu before playing for hometown club Flamengo from 1995 to 2001. He signed for Olaria in 2001 and later that year joined Trabzonspor, where he won the Turkish Cup in 2003. In 2003, he signed for Fenerbahçe, playing 218 games over five years, scoring 18 goals and assisting 35, and winning the league in 2004, 2005 and 2007. In July 2008, Real Betis signed him on a three-year deal; he played 29 games and scored 4 goals in his first season as the team suffered relegation. In August 2010, he returned to Istanbul for Beşiktaş on a two-year free transfer, winning the Turkish Cup in 2011. He signed with Olaria on 1 March 2013 and retired at the end of the season.
Did You Know?
- Aurélio was the first naturalised player to represent the Turkey national team, debuting in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg on 16 August 2006.
- He highlighted the 2007–08 Champions League quarter-final win over Chelsea as a career highlight, though Chelsea won the tie over two legs.
- After retiring, he managed Çorumspor in the TFF Third League from September 2018 to January 2019, winning 9 of 18 games.
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