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Coşkun Şahinkaya

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Coşkun Şahinkaya
Personal information
Full name Coşkun Şahinkaya
Date of birth (1942-01-01)1 January 1942
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Date of death 11 December 2023(2023-12-11) (aged 81)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1956-1960 Trabzon İdmangücü
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960-1967 Ankaragücü
1967-1970 Trabzonspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coşkun Şahinkaya (1 January 1942 – 11 December 2023[1]), also known as Gabak Coşkun, was a Turkish professional footballer. Şahinkaya was the second ever captain for Trabzonspor.[2]

Personal life

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Şahinkaya was one of 7 children, 6 sons and 1 daughter. His father İbrahim and eldest brother Yılmaz were amateur footballers in their youth. His brothers Güngör and Bülent were professional footballers who also played for Trabzonspor.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coşkun Şahinkaya'yı kaybettik". trabzonspor.org.tr. 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Turgay Beşyıldız - Gabak Coşkun…". haber61.net/.
  3. ^ "Trabzonspor'u Trabzonspor yapan kendi oyun sistemiydi". Günebakış.
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