Selçuk Yula (November 8, 1959 – August 6, 2013) was a

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player and topscorer.

Professional career

Yula started his career in the Ankara club

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. His transfer to Fenerbahçe at the age of 19, had been a milestone in his career, where he became twice

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topscorer with 16 goals in 1982, with 19 goals in 1983, and he won two league titles with Fenerbahçe, where he scored a total of 134 goals. He also played and scored in the match against Bordeaux, European Champions of the time, that Fenerbahçe won 3–2. Yula played for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin in

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in the season 1986–1987. He then came back to

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to play for

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(1987–1991) and then

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(1991–1993). He quit his professional career under Fenerbahçe jersey, in a specially scheduled match played between Fenerbahçe vs. Erzurumspor in

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International

He was capped 22 times for the

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, including three times as the team-

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Other Interests

One of the most remarkable football legends of Fenerbahçe, Yula was a sports journalist with the newspaper ''Fotomaç'' and also served as sports critic and expert for the

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and ATV with weekly appearances. He was selected as the "Best Sports Critic of the Year" among the polls made within the Fenerbahçe fans in 2005 and 2007.

Death

On August 6, 2013, Yula died at the age of 53 of a heart attack.

References

External links

TFF Profile
1959 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Ankara Turkish footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Sarıyer S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Bundesliga players Turkish expatriate footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football forwards {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub