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{{short description|Turkish footballer and manager}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
'''Metin Diyadin''' (born 16 February 1968) is a Turkish [[association football|football]] manager and retired player.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Turkish Football Federation|TFF]]|title=METİN DİYADİN|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=527&antId=9268|access-date=2009-12-14}}</ref> He last managed [[Süper Lig]] club [[MKE Ankaragücü]].

==Football career==
Born in Trabzon, Turkey on 16 February 1968. He started football (soccer) at his hometown club, [[Trabzonspor]] and continued to play with the junior team until he was 19 years old. Later same year he signed his first professional contract with [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.]] where he played for the next 10 years from 1988 to 1998. He was loaned by Denizlispor for the 1994–1995 season. When he was 29 years old, he signed with [[Fenerbahce S.K.]], among the top 4 clubs in Turkish premier soccer league. He served in the mid-field as the captain and the pivot for 2 seasons. He was attacked by Fenerbahce fans after losing 2–1 against Pendikspor of the first soccer division. After that, he played for Goztepe for the next 2 seasons, 2000–2002 and his last season was with Kayserispor until a tragic injury ended his career. The mid-fielder played in 284 official games and scored 32 goals.

==Managerial career==
Diyadin was the assistant coach of the Belgian technical trainer Hugo Broos at Trabzonspor SK, which is among the top 4 clubs in Turkish premier soccer league. Prior to that, he served as the coach for Hacettepe, Eskişehirspor, Çaykur Rizespor. In September 2019, he was appointed as manager of [[MKE Ankaragücü]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Spor Arena|title=Metin Diyadin Ankaragücü'nde|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/metin-diyadin-ankaragucunde-41320564|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref>

==Achievements==
;As player
'''[[Fenerbahce S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]'''
* 1 [[Atatürk Cup]] : 1998

;As manager
'''[[Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ]]'''
* 1 [[TFF First League]] champions : 2006–07
'''[[Orduspor]]'''
* 1 [[TFF First League]] champions : 2010–11
'''[[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]]'''
* 1 [[TFF First League]] champions : 2011–12

==References==
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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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