Full name Colin Kazim-Richards Name Colin Kazim-Richards Children Antonio Richards Number 9 Salary 1.25 million EUR (2011) | Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Rodney Richards jr | |
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Date of birth (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 (age 29) Parents Rodney Richards, Emine Richards Similar People Fatih Terim, Hamza Hamzaoglu, Hamit Altintop, Mehmet Aurelio, Hikmet Karaman Profiles | ||
Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians and internationally for the Turkey national team. Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's heritage. An anglicised form of the Turkish given name Kâzım was intended to be a middle name, which would have rendered his full name as Colin-Kazim Richards, but due to an error, he was legally registered as Colin Kazim-Richards.
Contents
- Colin kazim richards 2014 goals assists feyenoord rotterdam
- Personal life
- Bury
- Brighton Hove Albion
- Sheffield United
- Fenerbahe
- Toulouse loan
- Galatasaray
- Blackburn Rovers loan
- Bursaspor
- Feyenoord
- Celtic
- Coritiba
- Corinthians
- International career
- Club
- International
- Achievements
- Colin kazim richards 2015 goals assists feyenoord rotterdam
- References
Having played as a junior for Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal, Kazim-Richards was handed a professional contract by Bury. He noted Bury as a pinpoint of his career. He found playing under former Manchester United 'Fergie fledgling' Chris Casper influential to his development. He also went on to feature in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion before transferring to Premier League side Sheffield United where he remained for one season. He has since forged a career in Europe with Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray and Olympiacos. In 2007, he chose to represent Turkey at international level. As of January 2016, he has earned 37 caps, scoring twice.
Colin kazim richards 2014 goals assists feyenoord rotterdam
Personal life
Born in London, Kazim-Richards attended Greenleaf Primary School in Walthamstow, where he developed an interest in football, which continued into his secondary education at Aveling Park, Walthamstow. His mother is a Turkish Cypriot (which enabled him to join the Turkish national team), and his father is of Antiguan descent.
In a 2008 interview he said:
It's difficult because half my family is Muslim, and the other half is Christian. I've always felt Turkish, though. My nene [grandmother], she can't speak English. Half of my family, their first language is Turkish, and so I went to Turkish school before I played football, although I can't remember any of it now.
Bury
Kazim-Richards began his professional career at Bury, after joining the club at the age of 15 and progressing through the club's youth team and centre of excellence. He broke into the first team in the 2004–05 season, and his performances caught the attention of larger clubs.
Brighton & Hove Albion
At the age of 18, he was signed on a three-year contract by Brighton & Hove Albion for £250,000. The contract was signed after a fan of the club, Aaron Berry, won the sum for the club in a competition run by Coca-Cola which, in turn, led to Kazim-Richards being dubbed the "Coca-Cola Kid". He was often brought on as a second-half substitute, and by the end of the 2005–2006 season, he had scored six league goals for the club, including its 5,000th league goal. He submitted a transfer request after being omitted from the starting line-up of Brighton's opening match as they began their campaign in 2006–2007 against Rotherham.
Sheffield United
Subsequently, Brighton sold him to Sheffield United for £150,000 on 31 August 2006, the deadline day for the transfer window. Kazim-Richards signed a three-year deal with the Blades after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. He scored once for Sheffield United, in a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers in November 2006.
Fenerbahçe
On 15 June 2007, Kazim-Richards signed a four-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He scored his second UEFA Champions League goal for Fenerbahçe in the quarter-final first leg against Chelsea on 2 April 2008. After serving as a rotation player during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, Kazim-Richards broke into Christoph Daum's first choice line-up in the 2009–10 season.
Despite success on the pitch during the 2009–10 season, Kazim-Richards had an argument with Fenerbahçe fans after being taken off the pitch in a match against İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Against Beşiktaş, Kazim-Richards was red carded for swearing at the referee and banned for four matches. While serving his ban, on the same night that his team mates lost to Kasimpasa, the media reported Kazim-Richards was out on the town. This report was denied by the Fenerbahçe board who released an official statement. The following day, pictures of Kazim-Richards were released and the Fenerbahçe board rescinded their earlier statement, claiming that Kazim-Richards had lied about his whereabouts which had triggered their denial of the report.
Toulouse (loan)
Kazim-Richards joined French club Toulouse on a six-month loan from January 2010, for whom he scored on his debut in a 3–1 away win against Le Mans UC72.
Galatasaray
He returned to Fenerbahçe for the following season. On 3 January 2011, Fenerbahçe terminated his contract. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with local rivals Galatasaray in January 2011 scoring against Fenerbahçe during the season. In July 2012 he went on trial with English Premier League side West Ham United, appearing in pre-season friendlies. He played a total of thirty one matches scoring five goals.
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
On 10 August 2012 it was confirmed by the official Blackburn Rovers website that the striker had joined the club on a one-year loan deal with the view to a permanent transfer after spending the majority of pre season on trial with the Lancashire club. He scored two goals on his debut in pre season against Irish team Cork City. On 18 August he scored on his competitive debut in a 1–1 away draw against Ipswich Town.
On 24 May 2013 it was announced that Sussex Police had charged Kazim-Richards under Section 5 of the Public Order Act over an alleged homophobic gesture to Brighton fans on 12 February 2013 while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers in a Championship match at his old club Brighton and Hove Albion's Amex Stadium. He was due to appear before magistrates in Brighton on 22 August 2013. The trial was set for 14 and 15 January 2014 at Brighton Magistrates Court. He was found guilty in April 2014. Richards has since stated that he has no regrets over his actions.
Bursaspor
On 4 September 2013, Kazim-Richards joined Bursaspor for €250,000. He signed a four-year deal and will earn €1 million per year. Kazım scored his first official goal for Bursaspor in a Turkish Cup meeting against Adana Demirspor.
Feyenoord
After a successful loan spell at Feyenoord during the 2014-15 season, Kazim-Richards made a permanent move to the Dutch club in the summer of 2015.
On 15 January 2016, Kazim-Richards threatened Dutch Algemeen Dagblad newspaper journalist Mikos Gouka. As a consequence of this, Feyenoord trainer Giovanni van Bronckhorst dropped him from the squad and he did not play the next match, against PSV.
Celtic
On 1 February 2016, Kazim-Richards joined Scottish club Celtic, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Cup tie against East Kilbride on 7 February 2016.
Coritiba
On 9 June 2016, Kazim-Richards joined Brazilian club Coritiba, signing a 18-month deal. He scored on his debut in a derby against Atlético Paranaense after coming on as a substitute.
Corinthians
On 6 January 2017, Kazim-Richards signed with another Brazilian club, Corinthians, for a period of two years. In his debut, Kazim scored in the friendly tournament the Florida Cup.
International career
Kazim-Richards scored and was credited with an assist in his debut for the Turkey under-21 team in a victory against Switzerland on 24 March 2007. On 30 April, the Turkish national coach Fatih Terim declared that Kazim-Richards would play for the senior team.
Terim called him up for matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil. He received his first senior international cap in a 0–0 friendly draw against Brazil on 5 June 2007, a game in which he played 38 minutes. He was a member of Turkey's Euro 2008 squad, playing in all five matches as the side reached the semi-finals.
On 10 August 2011, he scored two goals in a friendly match against Estonia at Türk Telekom Arena.