Turgay Bahadır (born 15 January 1984 in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

) is a Turkish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

Career

Bahadir began his career with

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Aust ...

and won the youth championship in 1999. He was then scouted from

SK Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English language, English, is an Football in Austria, Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian cham ...

in the summer of 2000. He then left

and joined

SC Austria Lustenau Sportclub Austria Lustenau is a professional association football club based in the town of Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria, that competes in the 2. Liga (Austria), 2. Liga, the second tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1914, ...

in the summer of 2003. After sixty games, he scored five goals for

and moved on to join the league rival

SC Schwanenstadt SC Schwanenstadt was an Austrian football club from Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as wel ...

from the land of his ancestral estate

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in the summer of 2007. He then signed with

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

for two years, playing forty-seven games and scoring four goals. Bahadir then joined

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

in July 2009.

Bursaspor

With Bursaspor, Bahadır advanced as a football player and fit well with the tactical gameplay of manager Ertuğrul Sağlam. During the entire 2009–2010 Turkish Super League season he usually played as a pivotal striker for

, but due to his high technical abilities he was also used as a right winger (MCR) in the absence of Volkan Sen where he performed flawlessly. Bursaspor became the champions in the Turkish Super League 2009–2010 season for the first time in the club's history, whilst Bahadır scored 7 league goals and 3 Ziraat Turkish Cup goals. His most vital goals for

in this season were against Trabzonspor in Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium (a high header from penalty area) in a league game and against

Denizlispor Denizlispor is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seati ...

in Ziraat Turkish Cup; both matches ended with 1–1 draw results.

National team

He played for Austria U21 and on 15 May 2010, Turkey National Football Team manager

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enlisted Bahadır in the Turkey squad in addition to his fellow

teammates

Sercan Yıldırım Sercan Yıldırım (; born 5 April 1990) is a Turkish former football player who played as a forward. Club career Bursaspor Yıldırım started his career at Bursaspor. He broke into the first team in the 2007–2008 season, making his league ...

Volkan Şen Volkan Şen (born 7 July 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is mostly known for his long shots, his dribbling and speed. Club career He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor betwe ...

and Ozan İpek.

Personal

Bahadır is a cousin of Cem Tosun and

Cemil Tosun Cemil Tosun (born 6 February 1987 in Vienna) is an Austrian- Turkish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

and holds an Austrian passport.Doppelpass ins rot-weiß-rote Abseits
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Honours

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 ...

(1):

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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 ...

(1): 2009-10

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahadir, Turgay 1984 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Austrian sportspeople of Turkish descent Austrian men's footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers SC Austria Lustenau players Kayserispor footballers Bursaspor footballers Süper Lig players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Vienna 21st-century Turkish sportsmen