Mehmet Özdilek

Who is Mehmet Özdilek?

Mehmet "Şifo" Özdilek Turkish football manager and retired player who is nicknamed as Şifo after Belgian star Enzo Scifo with whom he shared a similar playing style. Having spent most of his professional career with Beşiktaş J.K., he is regarded as one of the idols of the Istanbul side. Şifo is one of most prolific scorers of Turkish football despite playing mainly in midfield. During his Beşiktaş days he has managed to score 130 goals which was a record for most goals scored by a midfield player in Turkish top-flight, until it was broken in 2012 by Alexsandro de Souza.