Coşkun Taş Explained

Coşkun Taş
Birth Date:23 April 1935
Birth Place:Aydın, Turkey
Death Place:Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height:1.73 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Aydinspor
Years1:1951–1959
Clubs1:Beşiktaş
Caps1:98
Goals1:24
Years2:1959–1961
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:18
Goals2:4
Years3:1961–1963
Clubs3:Bonner SC
Nationalyears1:1954
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Coşkun Taş (23 April 1935 – 11 November 2024) was a Turkish international footballer who participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[1] A striker, he played club football in Turkey and Germany for Aydinspor, Beşiktaş, 1. FC Köln and Bonner SC. He was the first Turkish footballer at 1. FC Köln.[2]

Taş died in Cologne, Germany on 11 November 2024, at the age of 89.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eine deutsch-türkische Fußball-Geschichte: Coşkun Taş ist zufrieden. 22 June 2024. FAZ.NET.
  2. Sirkeci Garı’ndan Münih Hauptbahnhof’a - Türkiye’den Almanya’ya göçün 60. yılı . DW Türkçe . 30 October 2021 . 08:34 . tr.
  3. Web site: Coşkun Taş'ı Kaybettik - TFF'den Mesajlar Detay Sayfası TFF. www.tff.org.
  4. Web site: Milli Futbolcu Coşkun Taş Köln’de vefat etti. 12 November 2024. DHA | Demirören Haber Ajansı.