Yücel Çolak (born 13 November 1968 in

Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

) is a Turkish football

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, and a retired

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 ...

who played as a

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in the Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

, as well as the lower divisions of Turkey.

Professional career

A journeyman striker, Yücel began his career in his hometown of Samsun representing Samsunspor. He very briefly transferred to

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

and made one appearance for them at the

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup (, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competi ...

on 12 August 1990. Prolific in the lower divisions, Yücel was top scorer with

Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin İdman Yurdu was a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team played in the Turkish second and ...

in the 1991–1992 season of the

TFF Second League The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...

Personal life

Yücel is the brother of the footballer

Tanju Çolak Tanju Çolak (born 10 November 1963) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Samsun, Çolak made his debut for Samsun Yolspor. From there he was transferred to Samsunspor in 1981 where he was top ...

References

External links

at TFF.org

Managing Profile at TFF.org
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Çolak, Yücel 1968 births Living people People from Samsun Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkish football managers Samsunspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers Sarıyer S.K. footballers Kartal S.K. footballers Turanspor footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers İzmirspor footballers Siirtspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Turkish sportsmen