Engin Çınar

Engin Çinar
Personal information
Date of birth	25 May 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1977	Trabzonspor
1977–1978	Galastasaray
1977–1978	Beşiktaş J.K.
1978–1979	Diyarbakır F.K.
1980	Toronto Panhellenic
1981–1982	New York Cosmos (indoor)
1981–1982	Kansas City Comets
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Engin Çınar (born May 25, 1954) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a forward most notably in the Süper Lig, and North American Soccer League.

Career

Çınar played in the TFF First League in 1972 with Trabzonspor.^[1] The following season he assisted in securing promotion to the Süper Lig after winning the league title. In 1975, he secured the Super Lig title with Trabzonspor which clinched a position in the 1976–77 European Cup.^[2] He featured in the 1976–77 European Cup tournament and played against Liverpool F.C., and recorded a goal against IA Akranes.^[3]^[4] In 1977, he signed with Galatasaray S.K., but shortly was sent to play with Beşiktaş J.K.^[5]

In 1979, he played with Diyarbakır F.K.^[6]^[7] In 1981, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic.^[8] In the winter of 1981 he played in the North American Soccer League indoor season with New York Cosmos.^[9] He later played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with Kansas City Comets.^[10]

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^ Bell, Jack (9 January 1982). "Cosmos sign Cinar for rest of indoor sked". Newspapers.com. The New Jersey Herald-News. p. 43. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ Bell, Jack (15 August 1982). "NASL. MISL making love, not war". Newspapers.com. The New Jersey Herald-News. p. 32. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "NASL-Engin Çinar". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.