Turgay Şeren

Turkish footballer (1932-2016)

Turgay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 6 July 2016) was a Turkish footballer. He was the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey,[2] including two matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Turgay Şeren
Turgay Şeren (left) in 1958
Turgay Şeren (left) in 1958
Personal information
Full name Türkay Sabit Şeren
Date of birth (1932-05-15)15 May 1932
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Date of death 6 July 2016(2016-07-06) (aged 84)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1967[1] Galatasaray SK 631[1] (0)
National team
1950–1966 Turkey 46 (0)
Teams managed
1968–1969 Mersin İdmanyurdu
1969–1970 Vefa S.K.
1970–1971 Samsunspor
1979–1980 Galatasaray SK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Şeren was awarded a testimonial match by the club in 1967 in Istanbul.[3][4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org.
  2. "TFF". TFF.
  3. Yaşin, Turgay'la Vedalaşırken ağladı Milliyet. 07.07.1967
  4. "Turkey's legendary goalkeeper Turgay Şeren dies at age 84". DailySabah.