Full name Vedat Okyar Place of birth Bursa, Turkey Playing position Role Footballer | Date of birth August 1945 Place of death Istanbul, Turkey Name Vedat Okyar Position Midfielder | |
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Date of death 20 July 2009(2009-07-20) (age 64) Died July 20, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey Nominations Milliyet Sports Award for Athlete of the Year | ||
Vedat OKYAR Önce Müslüman Sonra Elhamdülillah Beşiktaşlıyım SUPPORTER GROUP CARSI
Vedat Okyar (August 1945 – 20 July 2009) was a Turkish international footballer who later became a sports journalist.
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- Vedat OKYAR nce Mslman Sonra Elhamdlillah Beiktalym SUPPORTER GROUP CARSI
- Early life
- Football career
- Journalism career
- Death
- References
Early life
Vedat Okyar was born in Bursa August 1945. He played amateur football for Yucespor and Adaletspor before becoming a professional in 1965.
Football career
Okyar played professionally as a midfielder for Bursaspor, Besiktas, Diyarbakirspor and Karagumruk. He was club captain of Besiktas between 1975 and 1976, and he also earned thirty-three caps for the Turkish national side.
Journalism career
After retiring as a professional footballer at age 42, Okyar became a sports journalist.
Death
Okyar died of colorectal cancer in a Istanbul hospital on 20 July 2009, aged 64. Following the religious funeral service at Tesvikiye Mosque, he was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
