Müjdat Gürsu (13 September 1971 – 21 June 1994) was a Turkish footballer. He played for Samsunspor.

Müjdat Gürsu
Personal information
Full name Müjdat Gürsu
Date of birth (1971-09-13)13 September 1971
Place of birth Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death 21 June 1994(1994-06-21) (aged 22)
Place of death Antalya, Turkey
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
1988–90 Silivrispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–91 Silivrispor 34 (0)
1991–92 Bandırmaspor 32 (2)
1992–94 Samsunspor 55 (3)
International career
1992–94 Turkey U21 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Gürsu was born on 13 September 1971 in Silivri, Istanbul. He started his professional career with Samsunspor during the 1992-93 season, and won the Turkish Second League (now Turkish Bank Asya First League) in his first year with the club. In his second season, they finished Turkish Super League 5th and won Balkan Cup with his team-mates Cenk İşler, Ahmet Yıldırım, Ertuğrul Sağlam and Daniel Timofte.

He played as Ronald Koeman and his nickname was Koeman Müjdat.[1]

He played for Turkey U21 alongside Rüştü Reçber, Alpay Özalan, Arif Erdem, Ergün Penbe, Hakan Şükür, Sergen Yalçın, Abdullah Ercan and Emre Aşık.

He died in a traffic accident in Antalya.[2] His nephew Müjdat Gürsu (had same name with him) also died in another traffic accident in 2009[3][4]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Sarı Müjdat, Koeman Müjdat[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ ""Müjdat Gürsu'yu Unutmadık"". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. ^ Hiç görmediği dayısıyla aynı kaderi paylaştı
  4. ^ "Gürsu ailesinin dinmeyen acısı". Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.