Turkey: Former football players contract COVID-19
Riza Calimbay and Tanju Colak lifted Turkish league titles during their careers
ANKARA
Former Turkish football players Riza Calimbay and Tanju Colak have tested positive for coronavirus, they announced in separate statements on social media Wednesday.
Calimbay, 57, who currently works as a manager for Demir Grup Sivasspor, won six Turkish league titles with Besiktas during his career. He scored two goals in 47 matches for the national side.
Fifty-six-year-old Colak also lifted the league title with Galatasaray in the 1987–1988 season. He represented Turkey in 31 games and scored nine goals.
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