AUSTRIAN football is in mourning after former international Volkan Kahraman was shot dead in a city street murder-suicide.
The ex-midfielder, 43, won three caps and played for Dutch clubs Feyenoord and Excelsior.
He helped his hometown club Austria Vienna win a league and cup double, and played for other clubs in Austria, Turkey and Greece.
Kahraman later went into local politics as well as becoming a youth coach.
But he was reportedly shot outside a bar in Vienna on Wednesday after an argument with a former friend and business associate.
The apparent killer then turned his gun on himself.
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Vienna police have opened an investigation.
Spokesman Daniel Furst said: “We were called to the scene at around 11.40am, but every attempt at resuscitation proved fruitless.”
Austria Vienna paid tribute to their former player on their website, listing his career highs.
The Bundesliga club wrote: “Rest in peace, Volkan.
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“Austria Vienna wish great strength to those who he leaves behind, above all his family and close friends.”
Of Turkish origins, Kahraman founded the Besiktas Vienna football club in 2010.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
