| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cemil Usta | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-04-10)10 April 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (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) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 May 2019 | |||
Cemil Usta (10 April 19511 – 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).
International career
Usta made two appearances for Turkey in 1976.3
Death
On 15 March 2003, Usta died from a heart attack in his hometown Trabzon.4 On 20 August 2008, Trabzonspor named their oldest training facility after Usta.5 On 14 November 2009, a forest in the Zigana Pass was named after him.6 The 2019–20 Süper Lig season was officially named Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season after him.7
Honours
- Trabzonspor
- Süper Lig (4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80
- TFF 1. Lig (1): 1973–74
- Turkish Cup (3): 1976–77, 1977–78
- Turkish Super Cup (4): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1976, 1978
References
References
- "Cemil Usta'nın adını yaşattık, mezarını yapamadık!" (in Turkish). Karadeniz'de Son Nokta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Trabzonsporlu Cemil Usta nam-ı diğer Dozer Cemil kimdir?". www.haber61.net.
- "Cemil Usta". National Football Teams.
- "'Dozer Cemil' kalbine yenildi". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
- "Trabzonspor Kulübü Resmi Web Sitesi". 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
- "Trabzonspor Kulübü Resmi Web Sitesi". 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
- "Cemil Usta kimdir? 2019-2020 sezonuna adı verilen Cemil Usta'nın hayatı". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ.
External links
External links
- Cemil Usta at the Turkish Football Federation
- Cemil Usta at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Cemil Usta at National-Football-Teams.com