Cemil Usta

Cemil Usta (10 April 1951^[1] – 5 March 2003) was a Turkish football player who played as a leftback. A one-club man, Usta solely represented Trabzonspor at a senior level and was a long-time captain of the team in their golden age.^[2] Usta twice represented the Turkey national football team. Usta was nicknamed Dozer (Turkish for bulldozer).

Cemil Usta

Personal information
Full name	Cemil Usta
Date of birth	(1951-04-10)10 April 1951
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Date of death	15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (aged 52)
Place of death	Trabzon, Turkey
Position	Leftback
Youth career
1967–1970	Trabzon Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1978	Trabzonspor	200	(12)
International career‡
1976	Turkey	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 May 2019

Death

On 15 March 2003, Usta died from a heart attack in his hometown Trabzon.^[3] On 20 August 2008, Trabzonspor named their oldest training facility after Usta.^[4] On 14 November 2009, a forest in the Zigana Pass was named after him.^[5] The 2019–20 Süper Lig season was officially named Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season after him.^[6]

Honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig (4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80
• Turkish Cup (3): 1976–77, 1977–78
• Turkish Super Cup (4): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
• Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1976, 1978