Yüksel Sariyar (born 1 August 1979) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Sariyar came through the youth ranks at

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but he made his professional debut at Gençlerbirliği before joining

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in 2000. After three years in Linz he returned to Turkey for a year and then played three more years at

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before returning to Austria Wien for the 2007–08 season. Most commonly he plays as a central midfielder, but he has played as full back and right winger before. In summer 2008, he left FK Austria Wien for newly formed Austrian second-division side

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– who acquired the playing licence of

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for the 2008–09 campaign – and was joined by Austria Wien teammates

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and Sašo Fornezzi. In January 2010 left

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International career

He made his debut for

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in February 2005 against

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and earned 13 caps, scoring one goal. He was however not considered for Austria's

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squad.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sariyar, Yuksel 1979 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian people of Turkish descent Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers LASK players Kocaelispor footballers FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Slovak Super Liga players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Men's association football midfielders Austrian football managers