Koray Avcı

Koray Avcı — Biography

Mustafa Koray Avcı is a former midfielder who became known in the 2000s for his time at Çaykur Rizespor and Beşiktaş. At Beşiktaş he won two Turkish Cups and a Turkish Super Cup, and he represented his country at under-21 and senior level. He retired in 2012. His year of birth is given as 1978 in some sources.

He began in the youth ranks of Kocaelispor, then went to PTT and Batman Petrolspor, and turned professional in 1997. His first long spell was at Çaykur Rizespor, which he joined in 1999-2000 and where he stayed for about five and a half years. In the middle of the 2004-05 season he moved to Beşiktaş and in 2006 extended his contract by three years. He won the fans' affection by scoring his team's fourth goal against Fenerbahçe. He was sent to Manisaspor in the swap that brought Filip Hološko to Beşiktaş, and afterwards wore the colours of Gençlerbirliği (2008) and Kasımpaşa (2009). In 2010 he returned to Rizespor, in the summer of 2011 he joined second-division Şanlıurfaspor, and after his contract was terminated he retired on 20 November 2012. Türk Telekomspor is also among his clubs.

He made 17 appearances for Turkey in total: one at under-19 level, ten at under-21 level and six for the senior side. He is 1.82 m tall.