Metin Oktay

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Metin Oktay
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Personal information
Full name Metin Oktay
Date of birth February 2, 1936(1936-02-02)
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Date of death 13 September 1991(1991-09-13) (aged 55)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1954-1955 İzmirspor 18 (17)
1955-1961 Galatasaray 141 (157)
1961-1962 Palermo 12 (3)
1962-1969 Galatasaray 178 (137)
Total 349 (314)
National team‡
1955-1968 Turkey 36 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:09, 23 October 2008 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:09, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
Metin Oktay wax sculpture at the Galatasaray Museum.

Metin Oktay (born 2 February 1936 in İzmir, Turkey-13 September 1991 in İstanbul) nicknamed the Uncrowned King (Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a legendary Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goalscorers in Turkey.

He started his career at local amateur club Damlacık in 1952 and moved to another amateur side Yün Mensucat the following season during which he was able to make his debut for the junior national team in 1954. He was quickly transferred to İzmirspor at the end of the season and became top-scorer with 17 goals in the İzmir League next season, the first of many times that he would lead the top scorers in the league. In 1955, Gündüz Kılıç, trainer and former footballer of Galatasaray SK transferred him. Oktay, then only 19 years old, signed a five-year contract with Galatasaray in exchange for a Chevrolet car. Despite his young age, he was top-scorer in his first season in the Istanbul League, with 19 goals, and his team Galatasaray won the championship. Metin Oktay was top scorer for 4 seasons in the İstanbul League and then 3 more in Turkish League thus making it 7 consecutive years in the competitions he played in.

Oktay made a record-breaking contract with Galatasaray in 1960 and because of this deal he had to divorce from his wife Oya Sarı who wanted him to play for his old club İzmirspor. In December that year he scored four goals (1', 9', 61' and 71' min) in a 5-0 victory against arch rivals Fenerbahçe which fixed his hero status among Galatasaray supporters. The songs were made for him and he became the first-ever Turkish footballer who played himself in a movie based on his life while actively pursuing his career.

Metin Oktay kept wearing Galatasaray shirt until 1969, with the exception of a short period in 1961-1962, when he played for Palermo, Italy. He was the most crowned (six times) top goalscorer in Turkish League and set a record with 217 goals in total. Tanju Çolak broke his record of most goals in a season in 1988 by a margin of one goal. Nicknamed the Taçsız Kral or "King without a crown", he was a particularly strong goal scorer in derby matches. During a derby match against Galatasaray's archrivals Fenerbahçe in 1959, he hit the ball hard enough to open up a hole in the opponents' net. This unforgettable shot was one of the 18 goals Oktay scored against Fenerbahçe in his career. The other major Istanbul rivals, Beşiktaş let in 13 of his goals. Metin Oktay also served as assistant coach & head coach of Galatasaray football team in the season 1969-70[1] and he later coached Bursaspor for a couple of years. Metin Oktay was a board member of the club in 1984 for two years.[2]

He played 36 times for the Turkish national team and scored 19 goals. Breaking almost every record in the history of Turkish football that stood at the time, the "King" retired in 1969. Metin Oktay died on September 13, 1991 in Istanbul following a tragic car accident.

Every year on September the 13th, Galatasaray players and supporters pay homage to the "Uncrowned King" alongside his grave at Kozlu cemetery near Topkapı in Istanbul.

Galatasaray's sports complex and training facility, the Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center, located in Florya, Istanbul, is named after him.

Contents

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 December 1955 Istanbul, Turkey  Portugal 2-1 3-1 Friendly
2. 25 December 1955 Paris, France  France 1-1 1-3 Mediterranean Cup
3. 19 February 1956 Istanbul, Turkey  Hungary 3-0 3-1 Friendly
4. 16 November 1956 Istanbul, Turkey  Poland 1-1 1-1 Friendly
5. 4 May 1958 Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1-1 1-2 Friendly
6. 4 May 1958 Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1-2 1-2 Friendly
7. 26 October 1958 Bruxelles, Belgium  Belgium 1-1 1-1 Friendly
8. 8 June 1960 Ankara, Turkey  Scotland 1-0 4-2 Friendly
9. 27 November 1960 Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1-0 1-2 Friendly
10. 1 June 1961 Oslo, Norway  Norway 1-0 1-0 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 29 October 1961 Istanbul, Turkey  Norway 2-1 2-1 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 12 November 1961 Istanbul, Turkey  Soviet Union 1-2 1-2 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 10 October 1962 Ankara, Turkey  Ethiopia 3-0 1-0 Friendly
14. 10 October 1962 Ankara, Turkey  Ethiopia 3-0 2-0 Friendly
15. 10 October 1962 Ankara, Turkey  Ethiopia 3-0 3-0 Friendly
16. 27 September 1964 Istanbul, Turkey  Ethiopia 3-0 3-0 Friendly
17. 1 November 1964 Ankara, Turkey  Poland 2-3 2-3 Friendly
18. 1 November 1964 Ankara, Turkey  Tunisia 4-1 4-2 Friendly
19. 9 May 1965 Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1-2 1-4 Friendly
Correct as of 10 February 2010 [3]

[edit] Club Level

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Izmirspor 1954–1955 18 17 - - - - 18 17
Total 18 17 0 0 0 0 18 17
Galatasaray 1955–56 17 19 - - - - 17 19
1956–57 16 17 - - 2 2 18 19
1957–58 17 19 - - - - 17 19
1958–59 16 22 - - - - 16 22
1959 15 11 - - - - 15 11
1959–60 32 33 - - - - 32 33
1960–61 28 36 - - - - 28 36
Total 141 157 0 0 2 2 143 159
US Palermo 1961-62 12 3 - - - - ? 3
Total 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Galatasaray 1962–63 26 38 7 4 6 5 39 47
1963–64 32 18 5 7 5 5 42 30
1964–65 22 17 6 3 6 3 34 23
1965–66 24 19 5 1 1 0 30 20
1966-67 17 10 1 0 - - 18 10
1967–68 27 18 6 3 - - 33 21
1968–69 30 17 8 4 - - 38 21
Total 178 137 38 22 18 13 234 172
Career total 349 314 38 22 20 15 407 351

[edit] Career achievements

  • Most goals by a player (632),
  • Most goals in consecutive seasons by a player (11),
  • Most goals by a player in one season (38),
  • Most seasons as top scorer (6 times in 1959, 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1962–1963, 1964–1965 and 1968-1969*),

1968-1969 Both Metin Oktay and Fevzi Zemzem had 19 goals each. Fevzi Zemzem requested Metin Oktay to have the trophy) (Yeni Asir Newspaper)

[edit] Honours

[edit] As player

[edit] References

  1. ^ Galatasaray: Futbolda Dünya Markası, Oygur Yamak, Sinerji Yayınları (2001)
  2. ^ Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Tarihi, Ahmet Çakır, Demir Ajans (2001)
  3. ^ Profile at TFF.org

[edit] External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Turgay Şeren		 Galatasaray S.K. Captain
1967-1969		 Succeeded by
Talat Özkarslı
Bursaspor – managers
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