Cemil Usta

Cemil Usta (10 April 1951[1] – 5 March 2003) was a Turkish football player who played as a leftback. A one-club man, Usta solely represented Trabzonspor at a senior level and was a long-time captain of the team in their golden age.[2] Usta twice represented the Turkey national football team. Usta was nicknamed Dozer (Turkish for bulldog).

Cemil Usta
Personal information
Full name Cemil Usta
Date of birth (1951-04-10)10 April 1951
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Date of death 15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (aged 52)
Place of death Trabzon, Turkey
Playing position(s) Leftback
Youth career
1967–1970 Trabzon Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1978 Trabzonspor 200 (12)
National team‡
1976 Turkey 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2019

Death

On 15 March 2003, Usta died from a heart attack in his hometown Trabzon.[3] On 20 August 2008, Trabzonspor named their oldest training facility Usta.[4] On 14 November 2009, a forest in the Zigana Pass was named after him.[5] The 2019–20 Süper Lig season was officially named Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season after him.[6]

Honours
Trabzonspor
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References
  1. "Cemil Usta'nın adını yaşattık, mezarını yapamadık!" (in Turkish). Karadeniz'de Son Nokta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. "Trabzonsporlu Cemil Usta nam-ı diğer Dozer Cemil kimdir?". www.haber61.net.
  3. "'Dozer Cemil' kalbine yenildi". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  4. "Trabzonspor Kulübü Resmi Web Sitesi". December 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015.
  5. "Trabzonspor Kulübü Resmi Web Sitesi". December 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015.
  6. "Cemil Usta kimdir? 2019-2020 sezonuna adı verilen Cemil Usta'nın hayatı". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ.
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