Cemil Usta (10 April 1951 – 5 March 2003) was a Turkish

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

player who played as a leftback. A one-club man, Usta solely represented

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 ...

at a senior level and was a long-time captain of the team in their golden age. Usta twice represented the

Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team (), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (), the governing body for ...

. Usta was nicknamed ''Dozer'' (Turkish for bulldozer).

Death

On 15 March 2003, Usta died from a heart attack in his hometown

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

. On 20 August 2008,

named their oldest training facility Usta. On 14 November 2009, a forest in the Zigana Pass was named after him. The

2019–20 Süper Lig The 2019–20 Süper Lig, officially called the Süper Lig Cemil Usta season, was the 62nd season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season was named after Cemil Usta, a former Turkey national team player and Trabz ...

season was officially named ''Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season'' after him.

Honours

;Trabzonspor *

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

(4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

(3): 1976–77, 1977–78 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...

(4): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 * Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1976, 1978

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Usta, Cemil 1951 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Trabzon Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Trabzonspor footballers Süper Lig players Men's association football fullbacks 20th-century Turkish sportsmen