Muzaffer Badalıoğlu Explained

Muzaffer Badalıoğlu
Fullname:Muzaffer Badalıoğlu
Birth Date:13 November 1960
Birth Place:Havza, Turkey
Death Place:Havza, Turkey
Position:Defender
Years1:1978–1985
Years2:1985–1989
Clubs1:Zonguldakspor
Clubs2:Samsunspor
Caps1:185
Caps2:98
Goals1:8
Goals2:1
Totalcaps:283
Totalgoals:9
Nationalyears1:1978–1979
Nationalteam1:Turkey U18
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1979–1981
Nationalteam2:Turkey U21
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1981–1983
Nationalteam3:Turkey
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0

Muzaffer Badalıoğlu (13 November 1960 – 20 January 1989) was a Turkish footballer who last played as a defender for Samsunspor, and also appeared for the Turkey national football team.

The Samsunspor team bus was involved in a traffic accident in Havza on the way to a match in Malatya on 20 January 1989, killing the team coach, five players and the bus driver instantly. Badalıoğlu was one of the players who died.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milliyet. Samsunspor 20 Ocak Faciası. Turkish. 21 January 1989. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403192338/http://www.baybul.com/ansiklopedik-bilgiler/2097658-samsunspor-20-ocak-faciasi.html. 3 April 2012.