Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu ( bs, Edis Bahtijarević; 2 January 1986 – 5 September 2012) was a Turkish
football player who last played for
Eskişehirspor
Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Eskişehir. Eskisehirspor has a total of six trophies, making them the sixth most trophies holders in Turkey. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division ...
in the Turkish
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
.
International career
Bahtiyaroğlu has been capped 11 times for the
Turkish national under-21 team. He announced he would play for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
after meeting with then national team coach
Safet Sušić.
Personal life
He had
Bosnian citizenship from his
Bosniak father İsmail Bahtiyaroğlu (born Ismail Bahtijarević) who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and came to Turkey when he was 13.
Death
On 5 September 2012, Bahtiyaroğlu died in
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
from a heart attack.
He was aged 26.
References
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1986 births
2012 deaths
Footballers from Bursa
Turkish people of Bosniak descent
Men's association football central defenders
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Ankaraspor footballers
Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers
MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Bucaspor footballers
Eskişehirspor footballers
TFF Third League players
Süper Lig players
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