Turgay Şeren

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 nameTürkay Sabit Şeren
Date of birth(1932-05-15)15 May 1932
Place of birthAnkara, Turkey
Date of death6 July 2016(2016-07-06) (aged 84)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–1967[1]Galatasaray SK631[1](0)
National team
1950–1966Turkey46(0)
Teams managed
1968–1969Mersin İdmanyurdu
1969–1970Vefa S.K.
1970–1971Samsunspor
1979–1980Galatasaray 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

  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.