List All News ArticlesFamous Football Player Tugay Kerimoğlu Meets with Students at EMU
Published Date: Friday, 17 May 2019
Former Galatasaray football player and sports commentator Tugay Kerimoğlu came to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus within the scope of the 24th Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Spring Festival, where he delivered a talk titled “Devoted Lives” at the Activity Hall on Wednesday, the 15th of May 2019 at 15:00.
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Many ultrAslan EMU students were present at the exciting event. During the talk, Tugay Kerimoğlu touched upon his career and answered students’ questions. Touching upon his time at Galatasaray and his experience playing abroad Kerimoğlu stated “I spent 14 years at Galatasaray and in 1999 I had the opportunity to play abroad. I have always reaped the rewards of being a part of Galatasaray. I learned to stand straight and be honest. I am proud to have been a Galatasaray player. We need to be well-informed about the culture of Galatasaray. I wasn’t about scoring goals I was about setting them up.” At the end of the talk Tugay Kerimoğlu was presented a commemorative gift by EMU ultrAslan.
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