Colin Kazim-Richards

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Colin Kazim-Richards
Personal information
Full name Colin Kazim-Richards
Date of birth August 26, 1986 (1986-08-26) (age 21)
Place of birth    Leytonstone, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward/Striker, Right winger
Club information
Current club Fenerbahçe
Number 8
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–		 Bury
Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield United
Fenerbahçe		 30 0(3)
43 0(6)
27 0(1)
27 0(1)   
National team2
2007–
2007–		 Turkey U21
Turkey		 05 0(1)
05 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:54, 18 January 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Colin Kazim-Richards, known as Colin Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım in Turkey, (born 26 August 1986 in Leytonstone, London) is an English-born Turkish footballer who plays for Fenerbahçe in the Turkcell Super League and internationally for Turkey. His father is of Antiguan descent,[1] while his mother is Turkish Cypriot. An anglicised form of the Turkish forename Kâzım was intended to be a middle name, which would have rendered his full name 'Colin-Kazim Richards', but due to an error, he was registered as 'Colin Kazim-Richards'.[1]

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[edit] Early years

Kazim-Richards attended Greenleaf Primary School in Walthamstow, where he developed an interest in football, which continued into his secondary school, Aveling Park School.

[edit] Club career

[edit] In England

He started out his professional career at Bury after joining the club at the age of 15 and progressing through the club's Youth Team and Centre of Excellence. He broke into the first team in the 2004-05 season. His performances at first team level caught the eyes of larger clubs.

At the age of 19 he was signed on a three-year contract by Brighton & Hove Albion for £250,000. This occurred after a fan of the club, Aaron Berry, won the sum for the club in a competition run by Coca-Cola which led to Kazim-Richards being dubbed the "Coca-Cola Kid". He was often brought on as a second-half substitute, and by the end of the 2005-2006 season, he had scored six league goals for the club, including its 5,000th League goal. He submitted a transfer request after being omitted from Brighton's opening match starting line-up as they began their campaign in 2006-07 against Rotherham.

Brighton sold him to Sheffield United for £150,000 on 31 August 2006 (the deadline day for the transfer window). Kâzım-Richards signed a three-year deal with the Blades after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.

[edit] In Turkey

On 15 June 2007, Kazim-Richards signed a four-year contract with the Turkish champions Fenerbahçe.[2] Kazim-Richards scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Fenerbahçe in the quarter-final first leg against Chelsea on 2 April 2008.

When there was a possibility of a Champions League semi-final between Fenerbahçe and Arsenal in 2008, Kazim-Richards revealed that he is a life-long Arsenal fan.[3]

[edit] International career

Kazim-Richards scored and was credited with an assist in his debut for the Turkey under-21 team, in a victory against Switzerland on 24 March 2007. The Turkish national coach Fatih Terim declared on 30 April 2007 that Kâzım-Richards would play for the senior team.[4]

Fatih Terim called him up for matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil.[5] He received his first senior international cap in a 0–0 friendly draw against Brazil on 5 June 2007, in which he played 38 minutes.

Fatih Terim also called him up for the Turkish Euro 2008 squad on 11 May 2008 and he played 90 minutes in a friendly against Slovakia on 21 May 2008. He was selected as the Man of the match[citation needed]. He played the first match of the tournament against Portugal.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b I can handle the pressure insists new striker. The Argus (2005). Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
  2. ^ Club site announcement of deal
  3. ^ Colin Kazim-Richards has warned Avram Grant to expect hell in Turkey | The Sun |HomePage|Sport|Football
  4. ^ Mizrahi, Yakir (2007-05-01). Turkey calls for Kâzım-Richards. UEFA. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  5. ^ Turkey called for Kazim-Richards (2007-05-24). Retrieved on 2007-05-24.

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1 Volkan D. • 2 Lugano • 3 Roberto Carlos • 4 Appiah • 5 Yasin • 6 Wederson • 7 Kemal • 8 Kâzım Kâzım • 9 Kežman • 15 M. Aurélio • 17 C. Arat • 18 A. Bilgin • 19 Önder • 20 Alex • 21 Selçuk • 22 Serdar • 23 Semih • 24 Deniz • 25 U. Boral • 32 Gürhan • 33 Maldonado • 36 Edu Dracena • 38 I. Parlak • 77 Gökhan • 88 Volkan B. • 89 Mert • 99 Deivid • -- Emre B. •

Manager: Zico
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Turkey squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Rüştü • 2 Servet • 3 Hakan • 4 Gökhan • 5 Emre Belözoğlu • 6 Mehmet • 7 Aurélio • 8 Nihat • 9 Semih • 10 Gökdeniz • 11 Tümer • 12 Tolga • 13 Emre Güngör • 14 Arda • 15 Emre Aşık • 16 Uğur • 17 Tuncay • 18 Kazım • 19 Ayhan • 20 Sabri • 21 Mevlüt • 22 Hamit • 23 Volkan • Coach: Fatih Terim
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Persondata
NAME Kazim-Richards, Colin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kâzım, Colin
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1986-8-26
PLACE OF BIRTH Leytonstone , England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH