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Place of Birth: Waltham Forest, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 August, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – African-Antiguan * mother – Turkish
Colin Kazim-Richards is a British professional footballer. A forward, he played for Bury, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield United, Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Blackburn Rovers, Bursaspor, Feyenoord, Celtic, Coritiba, Corinthians, Lobos BUAP, Veracruz, Pachuca, Derby County, and Fatih Karagümrük, and the Turkey national team. He is also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım, and Kâzım Kâzım.
His father is of Antiguan descent. His mother is a Turkish Cypriot. His father is from a Christian family and his mother’s family is Muslim. He qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother’s heritage, and chose to represent Turkey at the international level. His cousin is professional footballer Andros Townsend.