Reşit Kaynak

Reşit Kaynak — Biography

Reşit Kaynak, known as Süper Reşit, was an Adana-born former international footballer and coach, regarded as one of the effective forwards of the 1970s and 1980s and best known for his years with Adanaspor. The older brother of Kayhan and Orhan Kaynak, he belonged to the family known as the Kaynak Brothers, in which five of his brothers also became professional footballers. He died in Bursa on 26 March 1999.

He started out in 1967 with the amateur side Ceyhan Akınspor, moved to Adanaspor in 1968 and turned professional in 1972. In 1975 he transferred to Beşiktaş, where he also scored, and in 1978 went to Diyarbakırspor. When Diyarbakırspor were relegated to the Second League in 1980 he moved to Galatasaray, but played only three matches and was loaned to Gaziantepspor midway through 1980-81. He joined Gençlerbirliği in 1981 and helped the team reach the First League in 1983. He returned to Adanaspor in 1984, went to Ayvalıkgücü in 1986 and helped that side up to the Second League in 1988. The same year he transferred to Hatayspor, and he retired from playing in 1989.

He was capped 15 times across the national set-ups: three times for the Turkey under-18s, six for the under-21s and six for the senior team. In 1992-93 he coached the Konya club Ereğlispor. In recognition of the family's contribution to Adana football, a stadium was built in the Yüreğir district. He came from the Kocadurmuşlar family, which spread from Kayseri to the Çukurova region, through the branch that took the surname Kaynak.