Turkish footballer
Cemil Usta|
Full name |
Cemil Usta |
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Date of birth |
(1951-04-10)10 April 1951 |
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Place of birth |
Trabzon, Turkey |
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Date of death |
15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (aged 52) |
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Place of death |
Trabzon, Turkey |
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Position(s) |
Leftback |
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1967–1970 |
Trabzon Gençlerbirliği |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1970–1978 |
Trabzonspor |
200 |
(12) |
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1976 |
Turkey |
2 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2019 |
Cemil Usta (10 April 1951[1] – 5 March 2003) was a Turkish football player who played as a leftback. A one-club man, Usta solely represented Trabzonspor at a senior level and was a long-time captain of the team in their golden age.[2] Usta twice represented the Turkey national football team. Usta was nicknamed Dozer (Turkish for bulldozer).
Death
On 15 March 2003, Usta died from a heart attack in his hometown Trabzon.[3] On 20 August 2008, Trabzonspor named their oldest training facility Usta.[4] On 14 November 2009, a forest in the Zigana Pass was named after him.[5] The 2019–20 Süper Lig season was officially named Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season after him.[6]
Honours
- Trabzonspor
References
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