Tanju Kayhan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tanju Kayhan

| image = Tanju Kayhan (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Kayhan with Rapid Vienna in 2010

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|07|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vienna, Austria

| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}

| position = Defender, Full Back

| currentclub = Admira Wacker (U16 assistant)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2002–2007

| youthclubs1 = Rapid Wien

| years1 = 2007–2009

| years2 = 2009–2010

| years3 = 2010

| years4 = 2011–2014

| years5 = 2012–2013

| years6 = 2013

| years7 = 2014

| years8 = 2014–2015

| years9 = 2015–2016

| years10 = 2016–2018

| years11 = 2018–2020

| years12 = 2022

| years13 = 2024

| clubs1 = Rapid Wien II

| clubs2 = Rapid Wien

| clubs3 = → Wiener Neustadt (loan)

| clubs4 = Beşiktaş

| clubs5 = → Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan)

| clubs6 = → Eskişehirspor (loan)

| clubs7 = → Elazığspor (loan)

| clubs8 = Karabükspor

| clubs9 = Sturm Graz

| clubs10 = Göztepe

| clubs11 = Adana Demirspor

| clubs12 = SV Hundsheim

| clubs13 = SC Ostbahn XI

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 1

| caps2 = 36

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 16

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 32

| goals10 = 0

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| caps12 = 7

| goals12 = 5

| caps13 = 1

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Austria U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

| manageryears1 = 2023–

| managerclubs1 = Admira Wacker (U16 assistant)

}}

Tanju Kayhan (born 22 July 1989 in Vienna, Austria) is a retired Austrian footballer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=1344468|title=Turkish Football Federation|website=www.tff.org|access-date=12 March 2019}}

Club career

File:2010–11 UEFA Europa League - SK Rapid Wien vs F.C. Porto (12).jpg of F.C. Porto fighting Kayhan for the ball in an UEFA Europa League match in 2010.]]

Kayhan began his career 1999 with Rapid Wien Amateur and was promoted to the first team in November 2008 from and made his debut on 15 November 2008 against LASK Linz. On 30 January 2010 left SK Rapid Wien on loan to SC Wiener Neustadt, he will return on 30 June 2010.[http://www.4-4-2.com/displaynews/date/2010/01/30/rapid-wien-gibt-tanju-kayhan-ab.html 4–4–2.com – Nr.1 in Sachen Fussballnews: Rapid Wien gibt Tanju Kayhan ab]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} He signed a two-year deal with Göztepe SK in June 2016.[http://www.haberturk.com/spor/futbol/haber/1258745-goztepe-tanju-kayhani-transfer-etti]

On 30 August 2018, he has signed 2-year contract with Adana Demirspor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/adana/cukurova/tanju-kayhan-adana-demirsporda-40942062|title=Tanju Kayhan Adana Demirspor'da|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Hürriyet|language=Turkish|access-date=12 March 2019}} However, due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury a week after his arrival, he never played an official game for the club, before leaving the club in March 2020. In May 2020, Kayhan was also operated for a articular cartilage damage.[http://meinfussball.at/Vereine/SV-Stripfing-Weiden/Berichte/Ohne-Vertrag-auf-den-Spuren-seiner-Brueder.html OHNE VERTRAG AUF DEN SPUREN SEINER BRÜDER], meinfussball.at, 17 February 2021

=Later career=

In February 2021, Kayhan returned to Austria when he signed with SV Stripfing.[https://www.spox.com/at/sport/fussball/oesterreich/2102/Artikel/oesterreich-rueckkehr-tanju-kayhan-wechselt-zum-sv-stripfing.html Österreich-Rückkehr: Tanju Kayhan wechselt zum SV Stripfing], spox.com, 9 February 2021 However, he was injured with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was therefore, at the time of the announcement, not fit to play or train at all.[https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/regionalligen/tanju-kayhan-wechselt-in-die-regionalligs-ost-zum-sv-stripfing/ Tanju Kayhan zurück in Österreich], laola1.at, 9 February 2021 He later also revealed, that he never signed a specific agreement with the club and he never really appeared on the teamlist for them.

From February 2022 until the end of the season, Kayhan played for SV Hundsheim alongside his brother, Coskun, scoring five goals in seven league games[https://vereine.oefb.at/SVHundsheim/Mannschaften/Saison-2021-22/KM/Kader/ SV Hundsheim 2021-22 squad and stats], oefb.at

In January 2023, Kayhan started as an assistant coach for Admira Wacker's U-16 team.{{OEFB Austria player profile|1324976}}[https://www.noefv.at/noefv/Verein/2201?Admira-Wacker Admira Wacker | noefv.at], noefv.at At the same time, around August 2024, Kayhan also played a single league game for SC Ostbahn XI, as well as a few friendlies; a club that his brother, Coskun, was managing at the time.[https://vereine.oefb.at/ScOstbahnXi/Mannschaften/Saison-2023-24/KM/Kader/ ScOstbahnXi 2023-24 squad and stats], oefb.at[https://vereine.oefb.at/ScOstbahnXi/Mannschaften/Saison-2024-25/KM/Kader/ ScOstbahnXi 2024-25 squad and stats], oefb.at

International career

He received his first call-up for Austria in winter 2008–2009 but only made his debut against Italy national under-21 football team on 11 February 2009.

Personal life

Kayhan was born to Turkish parents.{{cite web|author=UEFA|title=Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio

|date=29 September 2010

|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e9-0e75a89a73d9-981e992f1d55-1000--loyalty-test-for-rapid-s-turkish-tinged-trio/|access-date=2010-11-27}} He has three brothers who plays football Coskun played for SC Zwettl, Ercan for ASC Götzendorf and Orhan Kayhan for SVR Wolfersberg.[http://www.ostliga.at/?p=1465 Groundhopper's Schlussstrich Sommer 09 | ostliga.at] He also holds Turkish citizenship.{{cite web | url = http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1344468 | title = TANJU KAYHAN - Player Details TFF | publisher = TFF.org | accessdate = 12 January 2014}}

Kayhan later began a career as a personal football coach. He and his brother Coskun Kayhan founded Football-CTK.[https://www.instagram.com/p/CMJzLgWnTk0/ Tanju Kayhan's Instagram profile], instagram.com, 8 March 2021

References

External links

{{UEFA player|250008633}}
{{soccerway|tunja-kayhan/68437}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090226215312/http://www.skrapid.at/177091.html Rapid stats] – Rapid Site
[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=4&CPID=8&pStr=Player&PLID=212483&TEID=7775 Guardian Football]

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Vienna

Category:Turkish men's footballers

Category:Austrian men's footballers

Category:SK Rapid Wien players

Category:1. Wiener Neustädter SC players

Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players

Category:Beşiktaş J.K. footballers

Category:Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers

Category:Eskişehirspor footballers

Category:Elazığspor footballers