Recep Çetin is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 footballer whose career as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 lasted from 1979 to 2002. The nickname

Nickname

A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....

 "Takoz" Recep, by which he was known during a part of his years in football, was given to him in recognition of his tight defense.

A native of the town of Karasu

Karasu

Karasu is a town situated in the western Black Sea coast. It has an overwinter population of around 24,500 which swells substantially in the summer to around 250,000 due to an influx tourists. Its municipal code is 264. Much of its commerce centers around hazelnut farming and tourism...

 in the Marmara region

Marmara Region

The Marmara Region , with a surface area of 67.000 km², is the smallest but most densely populated of the seven geographical regions of Turkey...

's Sakarya Province

Sakarya Province

Sakarya Province is a province in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. The river Sakarya creates a webbing of estuaries in the province....

, Recep Çetin began his football career in 1979 at the age of 14 as a youth trainee in the Sakaryaspor

Sakaryaspor

Sakaryaspor is a Turkish football club, formed in 1965 after the merger Yıldırımspor, Idmanyurdu, Güneşspor and Ada Gençlik....

 football club, where he remained upon turning professional at 19 in 1984. Transferring to Boluspor

Boluspor

Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965....

 in 1986 and Beşiktaş J.K.

Besiktas J.K.

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

 in 1988, he was selected to play for the Turkey national football team

Turkey national football team

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 56 times and played 10 seasons in Beşiktaş. He achieved 4 league, 3 Turkish Cup, 4 President Cup, 2 Prime Minister Cup and 5 TSYD championships. Upon leaving Beşiktaş he transferred to Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 in 1998 and then to İstanbulspor in 1999, ultimately retiring in 2002.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 December 1994	Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... , Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...		1–2	Lost	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Correct as of 2 October 2011