Kasım Yıldız (born 10 October 1980) is a Turkish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Yıldız was born in

Sorgun, Yozgat Sorgun is a district in Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sorgun District.

, Turkey. He made his professional debut in

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for

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. He played in the

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for Finnish club

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. In 2006 he signed with

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side CSO Amnéville. In June 2011, Yıldız moved to Luxembourg joining

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. In January 2015, having retired from professional football, he joined

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side Trémery.

References

1980 births Living people People from Sorgun, Yozgat Sportspeople from Yozgat Province Sportspeople from Yozgat Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Veikkausliiga players AC Allianssi players FC Metz players FC Martigues players CSO Amnéville players FC Swift Hesperange players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub