Özhan Canaydın (23 January 1943 – 22 March 2010) was a businessman,

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er and former chairman of the Turkish sports club

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Biography

Basketball career

Canaydın began to play professional

in 1958. In 1957, he became the youngest member of the Galatasaray organization with the registration number 155. Playing with Turkey's national youth team that won the European Youth Championship in 1962, Canaydın was also among the eight players of the Galatasaray basketball team that won the Turkish Championship. He was a member of Galatasaray cadet, junior and senior basketball teams and participated in the teams that became Turkish champions. He retired from basketball in 1964.

Business career

In 1963, Canaydın started his business career in the

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sector, in which his father had a company. Özhan Canaydın assigned his business to professional managers after being elected as President of Galatasaray in 2002. Canaydin has also served for Galatasaray under the presidencies of

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and legendary President

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. Canaydin was re-elected chairman of Galatasaray on 25 March 2006. He assigned his business to professional managers after being elected Galatasaray chairman in 2002. Canaydın also served for Galatasaray as a board member under chairmen Ali Tanrıyar, Alp Yalman and Faruk Süren. Canaydın was elected chairman for a second term on 25 March 2006 but resigned from his position in 2008 due to health issues. He also served as the president of the Super League Clubs Union. Due to poor health, he resigned from his position in 2008.

Personal life

Canaydın graduated from

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...

in 1963 and married Asuman Canaydın in 1965. He has two children and four grandchildren. His son, Murat Canaydın also graduated from Galatasaray High School and runs the family business now.

Death

He died on 22 March 2010 from pancreatic cancer, aged 67.Özhan Canaydın vefat etti
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References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canaydin, Ozhan 1943 births 2010 deaths Deaths from pancreatic cancer Deaths from cancer in Turkey People from Bursa Galatasaray S.K. presidents Turkish football chairmen and investors Turkish men's basketball players 20th-century Turkish businesspeople Galatasaray High School alumni Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Sportspeople from Bursa