Cafer Çağatay

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

Career

Fenerbahçe football team in 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, Alaeddin Baydar.

Çağatay played for Fenerbahçe in 1915-16[1] before joining Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, with whom he won the 1916-17 and 1917-18 Istanbul Football League Championships.[2] In 1922 he rejoined Fenerbahçe, playing for the club until 1927.[1] With Fenerbahçe he won the 1922-23 Istanbul Football League Championship and the General Harington Cup.

National team

He was a member of first Turkey national football team squad, who played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[3] He played 7 times for the national team,[4] and represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

Çağatay graduated from Saint Joseph High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy.[6] He was the son of Turkish composer, oud virtuoso, and academic Ali Rıfat Çağatay who arranged the Turkish National Anthem.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "mujdatyetkiner.com.com". mujdatyetkiner.com.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Profile @". Turksports.net. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ↑ "First national match". Tff.org. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Profile @". Turkermanga.net. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Profile @ sportreference.com". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Profile @". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Successful graduaters of S.J". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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