Vedat Okyar

Vedat Okyar

Personal information
Date of birth	August 1945
Place of birth	Bursa, Turkey
Date of death	(2009-07-20)20 July 2009 (age 64)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Yücespor
	Adaletspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	Bursaspor
1968–1976	Beşiktaş	253	(21)
1976–1977	Diyarbakırspor
1977–1980	Karagümrük
International career
1969–1971	Turkey	33	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vedat Okyar (August 1945 – 20 July 2009) was a Turkish international footballer who later became a sports journalist.

Early life

Vedat Okyar was born in Bursa August 1945. He played amateur football for Yücespor and Adaletspor before becoming a professional in 1965.

Career

Football career

Okyar played professionally as a midfielder for Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Diyarbakırspor and Karagümrük. He was club captain of Beşiktaş between 1975 and 1976, and he also earned thirty-three caps for the Turkey national team.[1][2]

Journalism career

After retiring as a professional footballer at age 42, Okyar became a sports journalist.[1][2]

Death

Okyar died of colorectal cancer in an Istanbul hospital on 20 July 2009, aged 64. Following the religious funeral service at Teşvikiye Mosque, he was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[1][2][3]

Individual

• Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)[4]

References

1. "Renowned sportswriter Vedat Okyar dies". Today's Zaman. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2014.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "Türk futbolu Vedat Okyar'ı kaybetti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
3. "Vedat Okyar gözyaşları ile uğurlandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 23 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
4. "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".