Turgay Şeren
Turkish footballer (1932–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey,[2] including two matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3] Because of his saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Panther of Berlin). He also coached Galatasaray.[4] Şeren was awarded a testimonial match by the club in 1967 in Istanbul, inviting players like Ion Pârcălab, Lev Yashin and Ion Nunweiller.[5][6]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Turkay Sabit Şeren | ||
Date of birth | (1932-05-15)15 May 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 7 July 2016(2016-07-07) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1967[1] | Galatasaray SK | 631[1] | (0) |
International career | |||
1950–1966 | Turkey | 52 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1968–1969 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
1969–1970 | Vefa S.K. | ||
1970–1971 | Samsunspor | ||
1979–1980 | Galatasaray SK | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator.
He died at age 84 on 7 July 2016.[7]