Kemal Aydın (19 January 1934 – 8 January 2019) was a

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football player. He was nicknamed ''Kara Kemal'' meaning "courageous Kemal".

Early life

He was born in Derekışla village in

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district of

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. His father was Hasan Aydın, one of the first butchers of Ankara. He studied in İnönü Primary school, Ankara Gazi Highschool and School Economics of

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. He was married to Özden Aydın and father of two.

Professional life

In 1956, he began serving for Turkish recorder of deeds. But he moved to

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. He became the dean of the Sports Academy and general coordinator of

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. He retired in 1985, but continued to serve as a consultant to the minister and as a representative of Turkish Football Federation in European cups. He also served as the chieftain of the Turkey national team during the tournaments in

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Sports life

He began his football life in Ankara Barbaros team in 1951. Between 1956 and 1962 he played in

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Although he had to quit active sports life after being injured, he became the general captain of PTT Sports in 1967.İşte "Kara Kemal" - Reportage with Kemal Aydin in Official page of Genclerbirligi team
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aydin, Kemal 1934 births 2019 deaths Turkish men's footballers People from Derekışla, Bala Footballers from Ankara Province Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Men's association football defenders 20th-century Turkish sportsmen