Aygün Taşkıran (born 22 April 1974) is a retired Turkish
football midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
.
His main trophy in a long career in
Fenerbahçe was winning the
1995–96 1.Lig. The contest was very close between Fenerbahçe and
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
. When Fenerbahçe played Trabzonspor away,
Ali Haydar Şen
Ali Haydar Şen (born 12 April 1939) is a former president of the Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK.
Early life
Şen was born to an ethnic Turkish family in Prizren, Kosovo (at the time Kingdom of Yugoslavia).
Career
He worked as a journalist for ...
arranged a bus ride for the team. The bus was attacked by stonepelters, with Aygün Taşkıran receiving a minor head injury. Fenerbahçe managed to use the upsetting episode as motivation to clinch the title, however.
He was a youth coach in
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.[Menemenspor
Menemen Futbol Kulübü, formerly Menemen Belediyespor and Menemenspor, is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in the Menemen district of İzmir Province, İzmir that competes in TFF Second League. The club colours ...]
, being promoted from an assistant role.
Personal life
In 2016, Aygün Taşkıran lost his daughter Yeren in a car accident. The car was driven by Aygün's father Yusuf.
References
TFF profile
1974 births
Living people
Turkish men's footballers
Süper Lig players
Akhisarspor footballers
Manisaspor footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Sakaryaspor footballers
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
Bucaspor footballers
Turgutluspor footballers
Men's association football midfielders
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