Background and career
Colin Kazım-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He was most recently head coach of EFL League Two club Crawley Town. Born in England, Kazim-Richards represented the Turkey national team.
Having played for the youth teams of Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal, Kazim-Richards was handed a professional contract by Bury. He went on to feature in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and in the Premier League for Sheffield United before forging a career in Europe with Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Bursaspor, Feyenoord and Fatih Karagümrük. Kazim-Richards had spells back in the United Kingdom with Blackburn Rovers, Celtic and Derby County, and also spent four years playing in Latin America with Coritiba, Corinthians, Lobos BUAP, Veracruz and Pachuca.
Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's heritage. In 2007, Kazim-Richards chose to represent Turkey at international level, retiring in 2015. He earned 37 caps, scoring twice. He was also capped at Turkey B and under-21 level.
