Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu

Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu (Bosnian: Edis Bahtijarević) (2 January 1986 – 5 September 2012) was a Turkish football player who last played for Eskişehirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.[1]

Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu
Edis Bahtijarević
Personal information
Full name Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu
Date of birth (1986-01-02)2 January 1986
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Date of death 5 September 2012(2012-09-05) (aged 26)
Place of death Eskişehir, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2000–2004 Bursaspor
2004–2005 Ankaraspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Ankaraspor 60 (2)
2005–2006 → Keçiörengücü (loan) 26 (3)
2009–2010 → Ankaragücü (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2011 Ankaragücü 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Bucaspor (loan) 16 (1)
2011–2012 Eskişehirspor 14 (0)
Total 141 (6)
National team
2006–2007 Turkey U21 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2011

International career

Bahtiyaroğlu has been capped 11 times for the Turkish national under-21 team.[2] He announced he will play for Bosnia after meeting with then national team coach Safet Sušić.[3]

Personal life

He has Bosniak citizenship from his father İsmail Bahtiyaroğlu (born Ismail Bahtijarević) who was born in Bosnia and came to Turkey when he was 13.[4][5]

Death

On 5 September 2012, Bahtiyaroğlu died in Eskişehir from a heart attack.[6] He was aged 26.

References
  1. "EDİZ BAHTİYAROĞLU". TFF. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu biography
  3. Edis will play for Bosnia
  4. Ismail Bahtiyaroğlu tells about Ediz
  5. From his father's pen: Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu
  6. "365 Gün Haber!". haber365. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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