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Oct 01, 1965 Sakarya Province, Turkey 58 years old
Turkish footballer
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About Recep Çetin
- Recep Çetin (born 1 October 1965 in Karasu) is a Turkish footballer whose career as a defender lasted from 1979 to 2002.A native of the town of Karasu in the Marmara Region's Sakarya Province, Recep Çetin began his football career in 1979 at the age of 14 as a youth trainee in the Sakaryaspor football club, where he remained upon turning professional at 19 in 1984.
- Transferring to Boluspor in 1986 and Besiktas J.K.
- in 1988, he was selected to play for the Turkey national football team 56 times and played 10 seasons in Besiktas.
- He won 4 league titles, 3 Turkish Cups, 4 President's Cups, 2 Prime Minister's Cups and 5 TSYD championships.
- Upon leaving Besiktas he transferred to Trabzonspor in 1998 and then to Istanbulspor in 1999, ultimately retiring in 2002. He was always a respected member of both Besiktas and the Turkish National Team, and captained both on many occasions.
- Known for his versatile playing style and lock-down defensive prowess he was nicknamed "Takoz Recep" (meaning "wedge" or a "wheel lock").
- His goal against Switzerland from just pasts the midfield in the Euro 1996 qualifiers created an iconic moment shown on sports program credits for decades.[1] He still remains a football icon in Turkey with a cult following.
