Background
Vedat Okyar was born in Bursa August 1945.
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He played amateur football for Yücespor and Adaletspor before becoming a professional in 1965. Football career
Okyar played professionally as a midfielder for Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Diyarbakırspor and Karagümrük. He was club captain of Beşiktaş between 1975 and 1976, and he also earned thirty-three caps for the Turkish national side.
Journalism career
After retiring as a professional football player at age 42, Okyar became a sports journalist.
Okyar died of colorectal cancer in a Istanbul hospital on 20 July 2009, aged 64. Following the religious funeral service at Teşvikiye Mosque, he was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.
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Turkey