Bora_Öztürk References

Bora Öztürk
Personal information
Full name	Bora Öztürk
Date of birth	20 May 1955
Place of birth	Rumelikavağı, Turkey
Date of death	6 August 1997 (aged 42)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1974	Sakaryaspor
1974–1975	Şekerspor
1975–1977	Göztepe
1977–1979	Altay
1979–1988	Beşiktaş
1980–1981	→ Adanaspor (loan)
1984	→ Antalyaspor (loan)
1988	Zonguldakspor
International career‡
1981	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 26 May 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Bora Öztürk (20 May 1955 — 6 August 1997) was a Turkish professional football player who played as a striker.

Career

Bora was a strong and tall striker, who began his senior career at Sakaryaspor in 1973. He followed that up with stints at Şekerspor, Göztepe, and Altay. He made his name for his successful tenure at Beşiktaş winning two Süper Ligs, and as the top scorer when on loan with Adanaspor in the 1980–81 1.Lig season.^[1] He finished his career with Zonguldakspor in 1988. He died of pharyngeal cancer in 1997.