On July 29, TFF First League club Kösan Gençlikspor announced that former England international Steven Caulker had officially joined the team. Subsequently, several British media outlets revealed that Caulker found this job through the professional networking site LinkedIn.
The 32-year-old Caulker, who plays as a center-back, came up through the Tottenham Hotspur youth system and has previously played for Bristol City, Swansea, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Southampton, Liverpool, and Fenerbahçe, among others. He became a free agent after leaving the Spanish league at the end of last season. Caulker made an appearance for England in a 2-4 loss to Sweden in an international friendly in 2012, during which he scored one goal.
It is reported that after becoming a free agent this summer, Caulker uploaded his resume to LinkedIn. After waiting for two months, his efforts finally paid off when he successfully secured an offer from Kösan Gençlikspor.