Yusuf Kurtuluş

Yusuf Kurtuluş — Biography

Yusuf Kurtuluş was born on 15 September 1986 in Of, in Trabzon province, and is a former Turkish footballer who played in midfield. He is known by the nickname "Ortega" because his build and style of play resembled those of former Fenerbahçe player Ariel Ortega.

He began in Trabzonspor's youth academy and was a key member of the club's 2003-04 reserve-team (PAF) championship side. To gain experience he spent two seasons on loan at second-tier Darıca Gençlerbirliği. Called back to Trabzonspor for the 2007-08 pre-season camp, he impressed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup with his playmaking and scored a goal. He made only one Süper Lig appearance for Trabzonspor, was loaned to Konyaspor in February 2008 and moved to Denizlispor in August 2008.

He later played for Giresunspor, Konyaspor and, from 2010, Kayseri Erciyesspor; Adana Demirspor, Altay, Osmanlıspor and Elazığspor are also among his clubs. He parted ways with Orduspor at the end of 2014 and finished his career with the amateur side İnkılap SK.