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Coşkun Taş (23 April 1935 – 11 November 2024) was a Turkish international footballer who participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2][3] A striker, he played club football in Turkey and Germany for Aydinspor, Beşiktaş, 1. FC Köln and Bonner SC.[1] He was the first Turkish footballer at 1. FC Köln.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Aydın, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 11 November 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aydinspor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1959 | Beşiktaş | 98 | (24) |
| 1959–1961 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | (4) |
| 1961–1963 | Bonner SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1954 | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Taş died in Cologne, Germany on 11 November 2024, at the age of 89.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Coşkun Taş". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Eine deutsch-türkische Fußball-Geschichte: Coşkun Taş ist zufrieden". FAZ.NET. 22 June 2024.
- ^ Coşkun Taş – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Sirkeci Garı’ndan Münih Hauptbahnhof’a - Türkiye’den Almanya’ya göçün 60. yılı (in Turkish). DW Türkçe. 30 October 2021. Event occurs at 08:34.
- ^ "Coşkun Taş'ı Kaybettik - TFF'den Mesajlar Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Milli Futbolcu Coşkun Taş Köln'de vefat etti". DHA | Demirören Haber Ajansı. 12 November 2024.
External links
edit- Coşkun Taş at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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