Market value
—
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Trabzonspor
top club · 151 apps
Career highs
€2.60m
peak value · 2008
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 07/08
23 / 1
int'l caps / goals
216Appearances
9Goals
7Assists
42Yellow cards
2Red cards
27Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Tayfun Cora |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1983-12-05 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Türkiye |
| Citizenship |  Türkiye |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-07-15 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Dec 2014
Transfer: Manisaspor → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2014
Transfer: Karsiyaka → Manisaspor
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Manisaspor
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Karsiyaka
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Karsiyaka
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Karsiyaka
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Sep 2011
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Trabzonspor
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Apr 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Trabzonspor
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Trabzonspor
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2009
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Trabzonspor
33 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Trabzonspor
34 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2007
Transfer: Kayserispor → Trabzonspor
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Kayserispor
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Kayserispor
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Trabzonspor
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2005
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Trabzonspor
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2004
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2003
03/04 — Trabzonspor
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Trabzonspor
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Trabzonspor U21 → Trabzonspor
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Trabzonspor
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Trabzonspor Yth → Trabzonspor U21
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.60m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1990 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 14/15. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.50/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.50/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.50/90
Minutes played by club
Manisaspor
7.5%
Karsiyaka
0.0%
Trabzonspor
92.5%
Kayserispor
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manisaspor | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| Karsiyaka | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trabzonspor | 10 | 01/02 | 11/12 | 151 | 8 | 7 | 2,212 |
| Kayserispor | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 1.Lig | Manisaspor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Türkiye Kupasi | Manisaspor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 13/14 | 1.Lig | Karsiyaka | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Türkiye Kupasi | Karsiyaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 1.Lig | Karsiyaka | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 548 |
| 08/09 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 603 |
| 08/09 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 29 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 791 |
| 07/08 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UI Cup | Trabzonspor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Süper Lig | Kayserispor | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Türkiye Kupasi | Kayserispor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | Kayserispor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Kayserispor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UI Cup | Kayserispor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Trabzonspor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Trabzonspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Türkiye Kupasi | Trabzonspor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 01/02 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Trabzonspor Yth | Trabzonspor U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Trabzonspor U21 | Trabzonspor | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Trabzonspor | Kayserispor | Loan | 2100000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | Kayserispor | Trabzonspor | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-15 | Trabzonspor | Karsiyaka | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-05 | Karsiyaka | Manisaspor | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-30 | Manisaspor | Without Club | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-15 | Without Club | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Injury to the ankle | 2004-05-10 | 2004-06-30 | 52 | 5 |
| 04/05 | unknown injury | 2005-02-09 | 2005-02-26 | 18 | 2 |
| 07/08 | Auditory trauma | 2008-01-13 | 2008-01-18 | 6 | 1 |
| 07/08 | Nose injury | 2008-01-13 | 2008-01-18 | 6 | 1 |
| 08/09 | unknown injury | 2009-04-08 | 2009-04-21 | 14 | 2 |
| 09/10 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2010-01-02 | 2010-05-02 | 121 | 22 |
| 10/11 | unknown injury | 2011-04-18 | 2011-04-25 | 8 | 1 |
| 11/12 | Cruciate ligament strain | 2011-06-24 | 2011-08-26 | 64 | 3 |
| 11/12 | Cruciate ligament strain | 2011-09-04 | 2011-09-28 | 25 | 6 |
| 11/12 | Thigh problems | 2011-11-14 | 2012-03-05 | 113 | 24 |
| 12/13 | unknown injury | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-25 | 22 | 3 |
| 12/13 | unknown injury | 2013-04-14 | 2013-05-13 | 30 | 5 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-11-06 | 2013-11-26 | 21 | 3 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-12-16 | 2013-12-29 | 14 | 3 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2014-01-12 | 2014-05-05 | 114 | 18 |
Current€100k
Peak€2.60m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.90m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #39417 | #13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28161 | #5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22586 | #5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22585 | #4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9568 | #2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Yattara | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 3 | 31 |
| 07/08 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 3 | 29 |
| 14/15 | Türkiye Kupasi | Manisaspor | 1 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 3 | 31 |
| 07/08 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 2 | 29 |
| 03/04 | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 1 | 11 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | Kayserispor | Trabzonspor | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Trabzonspor | Kayserispor | Loan | — | €2.10m |
Teams faced most often by Tayfun Cora's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100% |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% |
| K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 6 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 13/14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 11 | 548 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 08/09 | 33 | 603 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 07/08 | 34 | 791 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| 06/07 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 17 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Süper Lig
157 apps
7 G
7 A
Türkiye Kupasi
20 apps
2 G
0 A
1.Lig
24 apps
0 G
0 A
UI Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Tayfun Cora?
Tayfun Cora is a Türkiye professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Tayfun Cora?
Tayfun Cora is 42 years old. He was born on December 5, 1983 in Trabzon.
What position does Tayfun Cora play?
Tayfun Cora plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Tayfun Cora play for?
Tayfun Cora currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Tayfun Cora scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tayfun Cora has scored 9 goals in 216 appearances.