Aykut Yiğit
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aykut Yiğit | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Adapazarı, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 2003 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Akdağmadeni, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sakaryaspor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (6) |
| 1981–1986 | Sakaryaspor | 123 | (49) |
| 1986–1987 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | (0) |
| 1987 | →Bakırköyspor (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Altay | 57 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Sakaryaspor | 24 | (3) |
| 1990–1993 | Ayvalıkgücü | 100 | (33) |
| 1993–1994 | Balıkesirspor | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1984 | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Kardemir Karabükspor (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1995 | Çerkezköyspor | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ayvalıkgücü | ||
| 1997 | Turgutluspor | ||
| 1997–1998 | REO Atilla Spor | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sakaryaspor (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2017 | |||
Aykut Yiğit (7 October 1959 – 7 September 2002) was a Turkish professional football player who played as a striker, and a football manager until his death.
Aykut was top scorer during the 1983–84 1.Lig season with Sakaryaspor, the team he is best known for. He played for various Turkish teams before moving on to a management career. He died in a car accident while assistant manager for his first club Sakaryaspor.[1]
International career
Aykut made his debut for the Turkey national football team in a friendly 0-0 draw with Bulgaria on 16 October 1984.[2]
References
- ^ "MİLLİYET İNTERNET - YAŞAM". www.milliyet.com.tr.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE BULGARİSTAN - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
External links
- Aykut Yiğit at the Turkish Football Federation (as player)
- Aykut Yiğit coach profile at the Turkish Football Federation (as coach)
- Aykut Yiğit at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)