Reşit Kaynak

Reşit Kaynak
Personal information
Full name	Reşit Kaynak
Date of birth	August 12, 1952
Place of birth	Adana, Turkey
Date of death	26 March 1999 (aged 46)
Place of death	Bursa, Turkey
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1961–1967	Ceyhan Akınspor
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1968	Ceyhan Akınspor
1968–1975	Adanaspor
1975–1978	Beşiktaş J.K.
1978–1980	Diyarbakırspor
1980–1981	Galatasaray
1980–1981	→Gaziantepspor (loan)
1981–1984	Gençlerbirliği S.K.
1984–1986	Adanaspor
1986–1988	Ayvalıkgücü Belediyespor
1988–1989	Hatayspor
International career‡
1971–1972	Turkey U18
1973–1976	Turkey U21
1976–1979	Turkey
Managerial career
1992–1993	Ereğlispor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017

Reşit Kaynak (12 August 1952 – 26 March 1999) was a Turkish footballer best known for his stints in the Turkish Süper Lig with Adanaspor.

Reşit was a prolific goalscorer in the top divisions of Turkey, and was briefly an international footballer for Turkey.

Death

Reşit died on 26 March 1999 of a heart attack, the same condition that killed his brothers Kayhan and İrfan.^[1]

Reşit was born in to a large family of 8 children. His brothers Orhan, Kayhan, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers.^[2]