Ragıp Başdağ (born June 9, 1978, in

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

) is a Turkish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. During the 2002–03 season, Ragip was suspended from football for six months after having failed a doping test. He currently plays for A. Selcukspor in the

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

position.

Career

Ragıp, is a product of

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

youth system. Ragip signed with

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

for 4 years. In May 2009, he was released by Kayserispor, and subsequently joined

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

for 2 years. During the 2002–03 season, Ragip was suspended from football for six months after having failed a doping test.Turkish sportspeople in doping case
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Honours

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basdag, Ragip 1978 births Living people Kayserispor footballers Turkish men's footballers Trabzonspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers Denizlispor footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Süper Lig players Doping cases in association football Turkish sportspeople in doping cases TFF 1. Lig players Balıkesirspor footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Trabzon