Kayhan Kaynak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kayhan Kaynak | ||
Date of birth | October 14, 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Adana, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 9 January 1994 | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Karataş, Turkey | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Ceyhanspor | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1978 | Ceyhanspor | ||
1979–1986 | Adanaspor | 162 | (56) |
1986–1988 | Fenerbahçe | 61 | (6) |
1988–1991 | Konyaspor | 52 | (15) |
1991–1992 | Eskişehirspor | 17 | (3) |
1992–1993 | Aydınspor | 9 | (1) |
1993–1994 | Adana Demirspor | 26 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
1978 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
1982 | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
1987 | Turkey | 3 | (1) |
1987 | Turkey Olympic | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017 |
Kayhan Kaynak (born 14 October 1960 - 9 January 1994) was a Turkish footballer best known for his stint in the Turkish Süper Lig with Adanaspor.
Kayhan was a prolific goalscorer in Adanaspor, and transferred to Fenerbahçe where he had some successful seasons. After falling out with management, Kayhan joined Konyaspor, scoring 28 goals in 68 games, becoming the first superstar for the team.[1]
Death
[edit]Kayhan died on 9 January 1994 of a heart attack, the same condition that killed his brothers Reşit and İrfan.[2] He died during training for Adana Demirspor.[3] After his death, a stadium was named after him in Adana.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Kayhan was born in to a large family of 8 children. His brothers Orhan, Reşit, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers.[5]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Kayhan Kaynak at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kayhan Kaynak at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Kayhan Kaynak coach profile at Soccerway
- 1960 births
- 1994 deaths
- Footballers from Adana
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Adanaspor footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Konyaspor footballers
- Eskişehirspor footballers
- Aydınspor 1923 footballers
- Adana Demirspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Turkish sportsmen