Mehmet "Şifo" Özdilek (born 1 April 1966, in Samsun) is a Turkish football manager and former player.

[3] On behalf of Mehmet Özdilek, who won the appreciation of everyone who is impartial with the personality of the example, the Special Jubilee Match was organized by Besiktas with AC Milan on 4 August 2001.

[4] Beşiktaş's Milan defeat at the BJK İnönü Stadium led to one of the most spectacular jubilees of the Turkish Football History.

Özdilek managed to make an immediate impact on his new team and became a regular of the starting line-up while Kahramanmaraşspor's record in the league improved every season.

With Özdilek's contribution the team finished at the top of the league and promoted to the first-tier of Turkish football for the first time in their short history.

His consistently high performance did not go unnoticed and at the end of the 1987–88 season he was transferred to Beşiktaş, the team which he spent the remainder of his career with.

Under Gordon Milne's helm, Beşiktaş's young outfit started to dominate Turkish football in a way which was unprecedented before.

In the 1991–92 football season, Beşiktaş became the only undefeated champion of the Turkish top-flight while Özdilek netted 12 goals.

Next year saw the arrival of Christoph Daum replacing Milne, revitalising the team and winning the league again.

In the 1995–96 season Özdilek was in top form again, netting 11 goals while Beşiktaş finished the league at the third place.

The black and white captain, Özdilek, did not remain indifferent to the man's call, facing the other side of the wire.

Galatasaray won the league with four-point ahead of Beşiktaş while Mehmet scored 11 goals in the contest.

He wore the black and white colours for the last time on the pitch in a testimonial honouring his services for his club against the Italian giants, AC Milan.

He attracted attention with his sportsmanship in the field, approached his fans with love and humility, respecting his opponents.