Vedat Okyar

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

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
National team
1969–1971 Turkey 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Turkish national side.[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]

References
  1. "Renowned sportswriter Vedat Okyar dies". Today's Zaman. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  2. "Türk futbolu Vedat Okyar'ı kaybetti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  3. "Vedat Okyar gözyaşları ile uğurlandı". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2014-09-27.


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