Taner Savut

Taner Savut
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-10)10 August 1974
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Date of death c. 6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 48)
Place of death Antakya, Turkey
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 İzmirspor
1997–1999 Fenerbahçe 23 (0)
1999–2000 Göztepe 19 (0)
2000–2002 Siirtspor 29+ (1+)
2002–2004 Sakaryaspor
2004–2008 Alanyaspor
2008–2011 Tokatspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taner Savut (10 August 1974 – c. 6 February 2023)[1] was a Turkish sporting director and footballer who played as a right back.

Playing career

Born in İzmir, Savut began his career at hometown club İzmirspor in 1994 before joining Fenerbahçe in 1997. He played his sole European match on 29 September that year as the team lost 2–1 at home to Steaua București in the UEFA Cup first round. In 1999 he moved to fellow Süper Lig team Göztepe and a year later Siirtspor, where he scored his only goal of 71 top-flight appearances, concluding a 3–0 home win over Gençlerbirliği on 6 May 2001. He then played in lower divisions for Sakaryaspor, Alanyaspor and Tokatspor until 2011.[1]

Administrative career

Savut was sporting director at Manisa before joining top-flight Hatayspor in July 2022.[2]

Death

Savut died in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake which struck on 6 February, in the same building collapse that killed Hatayspor player Christian Atsu. He was 48, and his body was found on 21 February.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Taner Savut". World Football. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ Taş, Salim (17 July 2022). "Hatayspor'da sportif direktörlüğe Taner Savut getirildi" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Hatayspor Sporting Director Taner Savut found dead under debris". Daily Sabah. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.