Kemal Aydın (19 January 1934 – 8 January 2019) was a Turkish football player. He was nicknamed Kara Kemal meaning "courageous Kemal".[1]

Kemal Aydın
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-01-19)19 January 1934
Place of birth Derekışla, Bala, Ankara, Turkey
Date of death 8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 84)
Place of death Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1951–1955 Barbaros Spor Kulübü
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1962 Gençlerbirliği S.K. 20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

edit

He was born in Derekışla village in Bala district of Ankara Province. His father was Hasan Aydın, one of the first butchers of Ankara. He studied in İnönü Primary school, Ankara Gazi Highschool and School Economics of Ankara.

He was married to Özden Aydın and father of two.

Professional life

edit

In 1956, he began serving for Turkish recorder of deeds. But he moved to Ministry of Youth and Sports. He became the dean of the Sports Academy and general coordinator of Turkish Football Federation. He retired in 1985, but continued to serve as a consultant to the minister and as a representative of Turkish Football Federation in European cups. He also served as the chieftain of the Turkey national team during the tournaments in South Korea and Oman.[2]

Sports life

edit

He began his football life in Ankara Barbaros team in 1951. Between 1956 and 1962 he played in Gençlerbirliği S.K.[3] Although he had to quit active sports life after being injured, he became the general captain of PTT Sports in 1967.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Maçkolik İstatistik - Statistic of footballplayers". Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ TFF Gözlemci Bilgi Bankası - Official statistics by Turkish football Federation
  3. ^ Oynadığı Maçlar - History of his playing
  4. ^ İşte "Kara Kemal" - Reportage with Kemal Aydin in Official page of Genclerbirligi team