Cemil Usta
Turkish footballer
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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 bulldozer).
Full name
Cemil Usta
Date of birth
10 April 1951
Date of death
15 March 2003 (aged 52)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cemil Usta | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2003 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Position | Leftback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Trabzon Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1978 | Trabzonspor | 200 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1976 | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 after 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
- Süper Lig (4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80
- Turkish Cup (3): 1976–77, 1977–78
- Turkish Super Cup (4): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1976, 1978