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Hüseyin Er
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-14)14 January 1985
Place of birth Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Date of death 16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 36)
Place of death London, United Kingdom
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2003 Tottenham DFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Tottenham DFC
Arsenal DFC
Kartal Municipality DFC
St. John's DFC
İzmirspor
International career
2006–2019 Turkey deaf 45 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hüseyin Er (14 January 1985 – 16 May 2021) was a deaf Turkish-born footballer who grew up and mostly lived in London. He was a member of the Turkey national deaf football team. [1] [2]

Private life

Er was born to Haydar and Çiçek in Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province, southern Turkey in 1985. [3] [4] [5] He had eight siblings, of whom four are also deaf. [4] [5] [6] He had a twin brother, Hasan, who also became a football player. [4] [6] The family migrated to the United Kingdom when he was two years old. [6]

Club career

Er started playing football at a very young age. Memnos Costi, a deaf footballer and coach, who knew the twin brothers since their age of six, taught them to play football. At 14, the quick-learning boy became a member of Tottenham Deaf Football Club (DFC). [5] [7] He then played for Arsenal DFC, [7] and also for St John's DFC. [4] With St John's DFC, he won all of the domestic trophies. [8]

In 2012, Er transferred from the British Arsenal DFC to the 2011–12 Turkish league champion Kartal Municipality DFC in Istanbul, Turkey together with his brother Ali. [9] In the second half of the 2019–20 season, he transferred to İzmirspor in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. [10] [11]

International career

Er became a member of the Turkey deaf football team in 2006. [7]During his career, his national team took the runners-up position at the 2008 World Championships and EuroDeaf 2011, [6] and champion titles at the World Championships ( 2012, 2016), [12] 2017 Deaflympics, and European Championships ( 2015, [6] [12] 2019). [4] [5] [13] He was named Best Player of the 2008 World Championships. [6]

Er played at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics held in Samsun, Turkey. He scored one goal in the match against Italy, [2] and two goals against Saudi Arabia. [12] [14] At the EuroDeaf 2019 in Heraklion, Greece, he netted four goals in total. [15]

Er took part in the Group F of the qualification round for the EuroDeaf 2019 held in Wales. The opponents were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, and Wales. [16]

International gaols
Year Competition Opponent Result Goals Ref
Turkey Turkey national deaf football team
2017 Summer Deaflympics   Italy W 4–0 1 [2]
  Saudi Arabia W 3–1 2 [12] [14]
2019 EuroDeaf   Denmark W 6–1 4 [15] [17]
  Ireland W 6–0
  Hungary W 8–0
  Greece L 2–4
  England W 2–0
  Russia W 2–1

Death

Er died from a heart attack after a training session in London at the age of 36 on 16 May 2021. [1] [5] [10] [18] He was interred at Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield, London. [13] [4] His family later held a memorial and religious service at the London Alevi Cultural Centre and Cem-Evi. [4]

Honours

Individual

Best player (1): 2008 World

International

Turkey national deaf football team
Champions (4): 2012 World, EuroDeaf 2015, 2016 World, 2017 Deaflympics, EuroDeaf 2019
Runners-up (1): 2008 World, EuroDeaf 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "İşitme engelli milli futbolcu Hüseyin Er vefat etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "İşitme Engelli Milliler, olimpiyatlarda finale çıktı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Göksunlu milli futbolcu kalbine yenik düştü". Elbistanın Sesi (in Turkish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Yetkinlioğlu, Halil (27 June 2021). "Hüseyin Er, 'kırk yemeği'nde anıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Iconic deaf soccer player passes away at 36". Daily Moth. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Avrupa Şampiyonumuz". Olay Gazetesi (in Turkish). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Engellerini futbolla unutuyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Tributes paid to Deaf footballer Huseyin Er". The Limping Chicken. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ "İşitme Engelliler Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Kartal Belediyesi. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "İzmirspor camiası Hüseyin Er'e ağlıyor". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Özlahlan, Yılmaz (25 December 2019). "İzmirspor'a Bir Milli Oyuncu Daha". Ege Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Turkey's national deaf football team goes for gold". Daily Sabah. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "İşitme Engelliler milli sporcu Hüseyin Er hayatını kaybetti". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "İşitme Engelliler Futbol Milli Takımı'ndan galibiyet". Son Söz (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "9th European Deaf Football Championship 2019Venue: Heraklion/ GRE" (PDF). Deutsche Gehörlosen Sport-Verband. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  16. ^ "İşitme engelliler futsalda hedef Avrupa". Kon Haber (in Turkish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. ^ "9th European Deaf Football Championships 2019 – Heraklion/GRE" (PDF). Deaflympics. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  18. ^ "İngiltere'de yaşayan milli sporcu Hüseyin Er hayatını kaybetti". Londra Gazetesi (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hüseyin Er
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-14)14 January 1985
Place of birth Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Date of death 16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 36)
Place of death London, United Kingdom
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2003 Tottenham DFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Tottenham DFC
Arsenal DFC
Kartal Municipality DFC
St. John's DFC
İzmirspor
International career
2006–2019 Turkey deaf 45 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hüseyin Er (14 January 1985 – 16 May 2021) was a deaf Turkish-born footballer who grew up and mostly lived in London. He was a member of the Turkey national deaf football team. [1] [2]

Private life

Er was born to Haydar and Çiçek in Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province, southern Turkey in 1985. [3] [4] [5] He had eight siblings, of whom four are also deaf. [4] [5] [6] He had a twin brother, Hasan, who also became a football player. [4] [6] The family migrated to the United Kingdom when he was two years old. [6]

Club career

Er started playing football at a very young age. Memnos Costi, a deaf footballer and coach, who knew the twin brothers since their age of six, taught them to play football. At 14, the quick-learning boy became a member of Tottenham Deaf Football Club (DFC). [5] [7] He then played for Arsenal DFC, [7] and also for St John's DFC. [4] With St John's DFC, he won all of the domestic trophies. [8]

In 2012, Er transferred from the British Arsenal DFC to the 2011–12 Turkish league champion Kartal Municipality DFC in Istanbul, Turkey together with his brother Ali. [9] In the second half of the 2019–20 season, he transferred to İzmirspor in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. [10] [11]

International career

Er became a member of the Turkey deaf football team in 2006. [7]During his career, his national team took the runners-up position at the 2008 World Championships and EuroDeaf 2011, [6] and champion titles at the World Championships ( 2012, 2016), [12] 2017 Deaflympics, and European Championships ( 2015, [6] [12] 2019). [4] [5] [13] He was named Best Player of the 2008 World Championships. [6]

Er played at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics held in Samsun, Turkey. He scored one goal in the match against Italy, [2] and two goals against Saudi Arabia. [12] [14] At the EuroDeaf 2019 in Heraklion, Greece, he netted four goals in total. [15]

Er took part in the Group F of the qualification round for the EuroDeaf 2019 held in Wales. The opponents were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, and Wales. [16]

International gaols
Year Competition Opponent Result Goals Ref
Turkey Turkey national deaf football team
2017 Summer Deaflympics   Italy W 4–0 1 [2]
  Saudi Arabia W 3–1 2 [12] [14]
2019 EuroDeaf   Denmark W 6–1 4 [15] [17]
  Ireland W 6–0
  Hungary W 8–0
  Greece L 2–4
  England W 2–0
  Russia W 2–1

Death

Er died from a heart attack after a training session in London at the age of 36 on 16 May 2021. [1] [5] [10] [18] He was interred at Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield, London. [13] [4] His family later held a memorial and religious service at the London Alevi Cultural Centre and Cem-Evi. [4]

Honours

Individual

Best player (1): 2008 World

International

Turkey national deaf football team
Champions (4): 2012 World, EuroDeaf 2015, 2016 World, 2017 Deaflympics, EuroDeaf 2019
Runners-up (1): 2008 World, EuroDeaf 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "İşitme engelli milli futbolcu Hüseyin Er vefat etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "İşitme Engelli Milliler, olimpiyatlarda finale çıktı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Göksunlu milli futbolcu kalbine yenik düştü". Elbistanın Sesi (in Turkish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Yetkinlioğlu, Halil (27 June 2021). "Hüseyin Er, 'kırk yemeği'nde anıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Iconic deaf soccer player passes away at 36". Daily Moth. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Avrupa Şampiyonumuz". Olay Gazetesi (in Turkish). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Engellerini futbolla unutuyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Tributes paid to Deaf footballer Huseyin Er". The Limping Chicken. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ "İşitme Engelliler Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Kartal Belediyesi. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "İzmirspor camiası Hüseyin Er'e ağlıyor". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Özlahlan, Yılmaz (25 December 2019). "İzmirspor'a Bir Milli Oyuncu Daha". Ege Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Turkey's national deaf football team goes for gold". Daily Sabah. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "İşitme Engelliler milli sporcu Hüseyin Er hayatını kaybetti". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "İşitme Engelliler Futbol Milli Takımı'ndan galibiyet". Son Söz (in Turkish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "9th European Deaf Football Championship 2019Venue: Heraklion/ GRE" (PDF). Deutsche Gehörlosen Sport-Verband. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  16. ^ "İşitme engelliler futsalda hedef Avrupa". Kon Haber (in Turkish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. ^ "9th European Deaf Football Championships 2019 – Heraklion/GRE" (PDF). Deaflympics. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  18. ^ "İngiltere'de yaşayan milli sporcu Hüseyin Er hayatını kaybetti". Londra Gazetesi (in Turkish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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