Nesim Özgür

Nesim Özgür — Biography

Nesim Özgür was born on 8 June 1973 in Kardzhali (Kırcaali), Bulgaria, and is also known in Bulgaria as Nesim Neshadov (Несим Нешадов). A Bulgarian-born Turkish former footballer and players' agent, he came through the Zeytinburnuspor youth system. He spent a long time at İstanbulspor in the Süper Lig and also played for Trabzonspor, Malatyaspor and Bursaspor, making 173 Süper Lig appearances and scoring four goals. In Bulgaria he played for Litex Lovech and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

After retiring he stayed in Bulgaria for three years and then became an agent. He played an active part in the moves of players such as Nikolay Dimitrov, Georgi Sarmov, Veselin Minev and Doka Madureira to Süper Lig clubs.

As an agent he became a regular voice in the Turkish sports press on the transfer market, saying that no more than seven or eight clubs in Turkey got their transfer business right. In 2022 he told Fanatik that the busy window had made things "like a small Qatar".