Arif Erdem (born 2 January 1972) is a Turkish retired football manager and former professional player who played in the forward position.

He scored 106 goals in 341 league matches and finished joint top scorer (Gol Kralı) of the Süper Lig with İlhan Mansız at the conclusion of the 2001–02 season.

"[8] Erdem was plagued by injuries during his tenure, and he left the Spanish club after six months, scoring one goal in two appearances.

Erdem began his international career with the Turkey U21 national team in 1991, scoring one goal in 10 caps.

An exceptional moment of his international career came during the UEFA Euro 2000 qualification, he netted three times within three minutes against Northern Ireland.

During the match, he was fouled many times and caused a red card for Filip De Wilde.

[9] On 18 November 2011, after the assignation of Abdullah Avcı to Turkey national football team, he became the new head coach of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.