Mete Adanır
Encyclopedia
Mete Adanır was a football forward who played for clubs in England and Turkey.
, Cyprus
, Adanır began playing youth football for local side Doğan Türk Birliği
. He moved to England
in September 1979 to pursue higher education. While studying, he joined Leyton Orient F.C.
's youth side. Six months later, he signed with the senior side and began playing with the reserves. However, the club was unable to get clearance from the Cyprus football association and cancelled his registration.
Still living in England, Adanır played in an Arab youth tournament where he was scouted by Turkish Süper Lig club Altay S.K.. He joined Altay at the beginning of the 1981-82 season, and would spend four seasons with the club, three of them in the first division.
He moved to second division side Konyaspor
, where he would enjoy success. He scored 25 goals during the 1985-86 season and was named the Konya sportsman of the year.
After impressing at Konyaspor, Adanır signed with Süper Lig side Samsunspor
in July 1987, where he would make 38 league appearances before his death.
on the way to a match in Malatya
on 20 January 1989, killing the team coach, five players and the bus driver instantly. Adanır was one of the players who died.
Career
Born in LimassolLimassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Adanır began playing youth football for local side Doğan Türk Birliği
Dogan Türk Birligi
Doğan Türk Birliği is a sports club based in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus and first established in 1938 in Limassol. Its colours are yellow and navy. They were champions in the Birinci Lig competition on six occasions. They are now part of Birinci Lig....
. He moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in September 1979 to pursue higher education. While studying, he joined Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
's youth side. Six months later, he signed with the senior side and began playing with the reserves. However, the club was unable to get clearance from the Cyprus football association and cancelled his registration.
Still living in England, Adanır played in an Arab youth tournament where he was scouted by Turkish Süper Lig club Altay S.K.. He joined Altay at the beginning of the 1981-82 season, and would spend four seasons with the club, three of them in the first division.
He moved to second division side Konyaspor
Konyaspor
Konyaspor is a professional Turkish football club based in Konya. Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig. The club was founded in 1922 but then reformed in 1981. The club colours are green and white and they play their home games at Konya Atatürk Stadium....
, where he would enjoy success. He scored 25 goals during the 1985-86 season and was named the Konya sportsman of the year.
After impressing at Konyaspor, Adanır signed with Süper Lig side Samsunspor
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...
in July 1987, where he would make 38 league appearances before his death.
Personal
The Samsunspor team bus was involved in a traffic accident in HavzaHavza
Havza is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey. The mayor is Murat İkiz ....
on the way to a match in Malatya
Malatya
Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
on 20 January 1989, killing the team coach, five players and the bus driver instantly. Adanır was one of the players who died.
External links
- Profile at Turksports.net
- Mete Adanır career stats in Turkey at mackolik.com