Okyar was a former footballer who played for Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Diyarbakırspor and Karagümrük.
He scored 21 goals in 253 games for Beşiktaş and had served the Istanbul side as team captain for many long years. Okyar was also a Turkish international player and had 33 caps for the Turkish Milli Takım.
For many young Turkish football fans, he was known as an unbiased Beşiktaş journalist who would write objective comments for all the teams. Vedat Okyar had been writing for Hürriyet for many long years. Okyar lost his battle to cancer early Monday morning and passed away.
Okyar was a former footballer who played for Bursaspor, Beşiktaş, Diyarbakırspor and Karagümrük.
He scored 21 goals in 253 games for Beşiktaş and had served the Istanbul side as team captain for many long years. Okyar was also a Turkish international player and had 33 caps for the Turkish Milli Takım.
For many young Turkish football fans, he was known as an unbiased Beşiktaş journalist who would write objective comments for all the teams. Vedat Okyar had been writing for Hürriyet for many long years. Okyar lost his battle to cancer early Monday morning and passed away.
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