Ali Cafer Çağatay (1899 – 24 April 1991) was a Turkish football player.[1] He played as a left back for Fenerbahçe, Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK and the Turkey national football team. He was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

Cafer Çağatay
Personal information
Date of birth 1899
Date of death 24 April 1991
Place of death Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Left Back
Fenerbahçe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915-1916 Fenerbahçe
1916-1918 Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK
International career
1923-1923 Turkey national football team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Fenerbahçe football team in the 1922–23 season. From left to right:
Back row - Bedri Gürsoy, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Ömer Tanyeri, İsmet Uluğ, Sabih Arca, Cafer Çağatay, Fâhir Yeniçay, Kadri Göktulga, Fâhir Yeniçay
Front row - Ragıp Mağden, Şekip Kulaksızoğlu, Alaattin Baydar.

Çağatay played for Fenerbahçe in 1915-16[2] before joining Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, with whom he won the 1916–17 and 1917-18 Istanbul Football League Championships.[3] In 1922 he rejoined Fenerbahçe, playing for the club until 1927.[2] With Fenerbahçe he won the 1922-23 Istanbul Football League Championship and the General Harington Cup.[citation needed]

National team

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He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national football team, who played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[4] He played 7 times for the national team,[5] and represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[6]

Personal life

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Çağatay graduated from Saint Joseph High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy.[7] He was the son of Turkish composer, oud virtuoso, and academic Ali Rıfat Çağatay who arranged the Turkish National Anthem.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Cafer Çağatay". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "mujdatyetkiner.com". mujdatyetkiner.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Profile". Turksports.net. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ "First national match". TFF.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Profile". Turkermanga.net. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2013. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cafer Çağatay (full name: Ali Cafer Çağatay)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Profile". Sj.k12.tr. 25 April 1991. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Successful graduaters of S.J". Sj.k12.tr. 25 April 1991. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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