Galip Haktanır
Haktanır in 1947
Personal information
Date of birth (1921-08-01)1 August 1921
Place of birth İznik, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 30 September 2023(2023-09-30) (aged 102)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1954 Vefaspor
International career
1948–1950 Turkey 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Galip Haktanır (1 August 1921 – 30 September 2023) was a Turkish footballer.[1] He died on 30 September 2023, at the age of 102.[2]

Club career

Nicknamed Kör Galip (Blind Winner), Galip played his entire, 16-year career for Vefaspor.[3]

International career

Haktanır made his debut for the Turkey national team in a May 1948 friendly match against Austria and played in five matches from 1948 to 1950.[4] He was also part of Turkey's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]

His final international was an October 1950 friendly match away against Israel.[6] At the time of his death, he was the eldest surviving national team player.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Galip Haktanır 100 Yaşında!". DSK. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Vefat ve Baş Sağlığı: Galip Haktanır (in Turkish)
  3. 1 2 ""Kör Galip" lakaplı Galip Haktanır hayatını kaybetti!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Galip Haktanır". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Galip Haktanır". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Galip Haktanır, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 1 October 2023.


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