Şükrü Gülesin
Appearance
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||
Date of death | 10 July 1977 | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Kınalıadaspor | |||
Beyoğluspor | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1940–1944 | Beşiktaş | 87 | (70) |
1944–1945 | Ankaragücü | ? | (?) |
1945–1950 | Beşiktaş | 87 | (76) |
1950–1951 | Palermo | 28 | (13) |
1951–1952 | Lazio | 29 | (16) |
1952–1953 | Palermo | 22 | (7) |
1953–1955 | Galatasaray | 40 | (16) |
International career | |||
1948–1951 | Turkey | 11 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1964–1965 | İzmirspor | ||
1968 | Feriköy | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin (14 September 1922 – 10 July 1977) was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist,[1] and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 came directly by corner kicks (without an assist), more than any other footballer in history.[2] He also played for Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
He died in 1977 of heart failure.[4]
Individual
[edit]- Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Cuore Rosanero Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ What causes the drone noise in eastern European matches?
- ^ "Şükrü Gülesin". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ (in Turkish) Şükrü Gülesin’e Anma Töreni
- ^ "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".
External links
[edit]- (in Turkish) Şükrü Gülesin’e Anma Töreni
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1977 deaths
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Palermo FC players
- SS Lazio players
- Men's association football forwards
- Serie A players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Olympic footballers for Turkey
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Footballers from Istanbul
- 20th-century Turkish sportsmen
- Turkish football forward stubs