What is Cüneyt Çakır's primary profession?

He is a professional association football referee, responsible for supervising games and ensuring fair play. His career began in 1996, marking a long tenure in the sport.

When and where was Cüneyt Çakır born?

He was born on November 23, 1976, in Turkey. This birth date places his career start in the mid-1990s, aligning with his long service in football officiating.

What is the scope of Cüneyt Çakır's career?

His work period officially started in 1996 and continues to the present, indicating a sustained presence in the football refereeing community. He is identified as a human and a specific instance of a referee within the global football ecosystem.

Cüneyt Çakır

Turkish association football referee (born 1976)

Person Human Q321572

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[7]
Date of birth: November 23, 1976
Place of birth: Istanbul
Country of citizenship: Turkey^[4]
Occupation: association football referee
Position held: FIFA referee^[6]
Citizenship: Turkey
Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish^[11]
Family name: Çakır^[9]
Given name: Cüneyt^[10]
Height: 176.0^[14]
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Name in native language: Cüneyt Çakır^[12]
Native language: Turkish^[5]
Sport: association football^[8]
Start of work period: 1996^[13]
Work period start: 1996

🏷️ Also known as

en Cuneyt Cakir en Cüneyt Çakır ar جنيد جاقر da Cyneyt Cakir de Cüneyt Cakır el Τζουνέιτ Τσάκιρ es Cüneyt Çakir es Cuneyt Cakir fa جونیت چاکیر fa جونیت سکیر fa کونیت سکیر fi Cuneyt Cakir fr Cuneyt Cakir he ג'ינייט צ'אקיר it Cuneyt Cakyr it Cüneyt Çakir ja ジュネイト・チャクル ko 쥐네이트 차크르 ko 쥐네이트 차키르 nl Cuneyt Cakir

🔖 Identifiers · 16

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Cüneyt Çakır 2018.jpg ↗
EU-Football.info referee ID (archived): 2724
Film.ru person ID: kuneyt-chakir
Freebase ID: /m/0dgn4yq
IMDb ID: nm5689529
Mackolik.com player ID (numeric): 1067
Olympedia people ID: 5001682
PlaymakerStats.com referee ID: 510
Prabook ID: 2523435
Scorebar / Soccerway person ID: 92755
Soccerbase referee ID: 1136
Transfermarkt referee ID: 351

Show all 16 identifiers +4

Turkish Football Federation referee ID: 18626
WorldFootball.net person ID (old): cueneyt-cakir
WorldFootball.net referee ID (old): cueneyt-cakir
WorldReferee.com referee ID: cuneyt_cakir

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🔗 Connections

← Referee 7

Davo mercenario, 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 2018 Turkish Super Cup, 2012 Turkish Super Cup, 2015 Turkish Super Cup, 2010 Turkish Cup Final, 2018 Saudi Super Cup

Country of citizenship 1

Turkey

Family name 1

Çakır

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Turkish

Native language 1

Turkish

Occupation 1

association football referee

Place of birth 1

Istanbul

Position held 1

FIFA referee

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

association football

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Summary

Cüneyt Çakır was born in Istanbul^[1]. He was born on November 23, 1976^[2]. He worked as an association football referee^[3].

FAQs

Where was Cüneyt Çakır born?

Cüneyt Çakır was born in Istanbul^[1].

What did Cüneyt Çakır do for work?

Cüneyt Çakır worked as association football referee^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — place of birth (P19): Istanbul. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — country of citizenship (P27): Turkey. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — position held (P39): FIFA referee. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — native language (P103): Turkish. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — occupation (P106): association football referee. Transfermarkt. Retrieved 2022-04-04. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — date of birth (P569): November 23, 1976. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — sport (P641): association football. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — family name (P734): Çakır. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — given name (P735): Cüneyt. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Turkish. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — name in native language (P1559): {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Cüneyt Çakır'}. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — start of work period (P2031): 1996. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Cüneyt Çakır — height (P2048): 176 cm. wikidata.org.

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