Atay Aktuğ

Atay Aktuğ
Atay Aktuğ
President of Trabzonspor
	In office; August 2003 – 2005
Preceded by	Özkan Sümer
Succeeded by	Nuri Albayrak
Mayor of Trabzon
	In office; 1989–1994
Personal details
Born	11 April 1945; Trabzon Province
Political party	Social Democratic Populist Party (1989-1992); Republican People's Party (1992-1994)
Years
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960s-1970s	Trabzonspor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atay Aktuğ, (b. 11 April 1945), is the former president of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor.

Career

Atay was a player for Trabzonspor in the late sixties and early seventies. He was voted in as president after his predecessor Özkan Sümer suddenly resigned in August 2003. He was re-elected in December 2004.^[1]

One of the main changes he has brought about is to list Trabzonspor on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, in the hope of raising funds for the club. Under his stewardship Trabzonspor has embarked on a series of tasks to raise marketing income through sponsorship and to create a large community of members throughout Turkey and Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Aktuğ was the mayor of Trabzon the SHP and CHP's between 1989 and 1994.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Trabzonspor appoint Halilhodzic as new manager". Soccerway. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

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[1] "Trabzonspor appoint Halilhodzic as new manager". Soccerway. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

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