Kayhan Kaynak

Kayhan Kaynak
Personal information
Full name Kayhan Kaynak
Date of birth (1960-10-14)October 14, 1960
Place of birth Adana, Turkey
Date of death 9 January 1994(1994-01-09) (aged 33)
Place of death Karataş, Turkey
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Ceyhanspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Ceyhanspor
1979–1986 Adanaspor 162 (56)
1986–1988 Fenerbahçe 61 (6)
1988–1991 Konyaspor 52 (15)
1991–1992 Eskişehirspor 17 (3)
1992–1993 Aydınspor 9 (1)
1993–1994 Adana Demirspor 26 (17)
International career‡
1978 Turkey U18 1 (0)
1982 Turkey U21 2 (0)
1987 Turkey 3 (1)
1987 Turkey Olympic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017

Kayhan Kaynak (born 14 October 1960 - 9 January 1994) was a Turkish footballer best known for his stint in the Turkish Süper Lig with Adanaspor.

Kayhan was a prolific goalscorer in Adanaspor, and transferred to Fenerbahçe where he had some successful seasons. After falling out with management, Kayhan joined Konyaspor, scoring 28 goals in 68 games, becoming the first superstar for the team.[1]

Death

Kayhan died on 9 January 1994 of a heart attack, the same condition that killed his brothers Reşit and İrfan.[2] He died during training for Adana Demirspor.[3] After his death, a stadium was named after him in Adana.[4]

Personal life

Kayhan was born in to a large family of 8 children. His brothers Orhan, Reşit, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Konyaspor, Kayhan Kaynak'ı unutmadı".
  2. ^ "Orhan Kaynak'ın dramı".
  3. ^ "Kayhan Kaynak'a anma töreni - tr.beinsports.com". tr.beinsports.com.
  4. ^ "LİGİN EN ŞIK GOLLERİNİ HEP O ATARDI, KAYHAN KAYNAK - ABC SPOR". abcspor.com.
  5. ^ ""Küçük Orhan"ın büyük ukdesi".