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Tayfur Havutçu

タイフル・ハヴチュ　/　たいふる・はゔちゅ

Association football player from Germany

April 23, 1970 (age 56)　・　Hanau, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany

Darmstadt Government Region
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Tayfur Havutçu's story hooks me from the first line: a Turkish footballer born in Hanau, Germany. A child of migration who grew up abroad yet went on to represent Turkey and help carry them to third place at the 2002 World Cup, then stayed in the game as a coach, eventually managing Kasımpaşa. I love careers that close the loop, where a player turns into the bridge for the next generation. Men who carry two cultures into one shirt tend to have a particular toughness, and his arc, German upbringing flowering in Turkish football, is the kind of journey I find genuinely moving.

Overview

Tayfur Havutçu (born 23 April 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player who was most recently the manager of Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. He was part of the Turkey national team squad that reached third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tayfur Havutçu
Name (Japanese): タイフル・ハヴチュ
Reading: たいふる・はゔちゅ
Born: April 23, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: Hanau, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B4%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5

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