Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Rize. The club plays in the Turkish Süper Lig. The club was founded on May 19, 1953, with green-yellow as club colours, but later changed to blue-green. Since 1990, the team has been sponsored by the Turkish tea company Çaykur, hence the name and the image of a tea leaf on the club's logo. The club plays its home games in Rize City Stadium.
Ibrahim Ba is a French former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Starting off his career with Le Havre in France in the early 1990s, he went on to represent clubs in Italy, England, Turkey, and Sweden before retiring at A.C. Milan in 2008. A full international between 1997 and 1998, he won eight caps for the France national team and scored two goals.
Rıza Çalımbay is a Turkish UEFA Pro Licensed football manager and former player who is currently serving as the head coach of Hatayspor.
Giray Bulak is a football coach who was most recently the manager of Denizlispor and a former Turkish football player.
Serge Pacôme Djiéhoua is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Sarayköy Spor.
Mapuata Cédric Makiadi is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Makiadi spent most of his career in Germany, playing senior football for VfL Wolfsburg, MSV Duisburg, SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen, and concluded his career spending one season at Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor. At international level, he earned 22 caps scoring two goals with the DR Congo national team.
Ibrahim Said is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Ludovic Joseph Obraniak is a football manager and former professional player. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Poland national team.
Ceyhun Eriş is a Turkish retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Hikmet Karaman is a UEFA pro licensed Turkish football manager. He is the current head coach of Moldovan Super Liga club Zimbru Chișinău.
Samir Ujkani is a former Kosovan professional footballer who is the current sports director of the Kosovo national team.
Ousman Jallow is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
David González Giraldo, known as David González, is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Colombian club Deportes Tolima.
Allyson Araújo Santos, known as just Allyson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Erhan Altın is a Turkish football manager and former player. He last coached Çankaya.
Mohamed Abarhoun was a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a defender. He played domestic football for hometown club Moghreb Tétouan, Portuguese club Moreirense, and Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor. Abarhoun also represented Morocco at under-20, under-23 and senior level. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 31.
Ali Adnan Kadhim Al-Tameemi is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma and the Iraq national team.
Aminu Umar is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Tuzlaspor and the Nigeria national football team.
Braian Jose Samudio Segovia is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor and the Paraguay national team.
Oğuzhan Berber is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği.
