Ayetullah Bey
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey | |||||
| Date of birth | 1888 | |||||
| Place of birth | Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Date of death | 1919 (aged 30–31) | |||||
| Place of death |
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire Buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey | |||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||
| Senior career* | ||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||
| Fenerbahçe SK | ||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||
| 1908-1909 | Fenerbahçe SK | |||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||
Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey (Template:Lang-ady; 1888 in Kadıköy, Istanbul – 1919), was an Ottoman Empire footballer of Circassian descent.[1] He was the founder and second president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK between 1908–09.[2]
Biography
Ayetullah Bey became the first secretary general when he was just 22. In addition, he served the club as a goalkeeper and defender. Ayetullah Bey, graduated from Saint Joseph’s College.[3][4] He came from the House of Anzorq in the Ubykh tribe of Circassians.[1]
Ayetullah Bey's father was a brigadier general in the Ottoman Army. His name was Şevki Pasha. Ayetullah Bey was known as "Şevkipaşazade". After graduating from, Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul he started to work as a civil servant in the Ottoman Bank. He then resigned and founded a company that sells water. He was a member of the first squads of Fenerbahçe, playing as the goalkeeper. Later, he also served the club as a president.
References
- ^ a b Dağlaroğlu Rüştü, "1907–1987 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi", Ofset Matbaa-Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1987, sy. 28
- ^ "Başkanlarımız". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe'yi Fenerbahçeliler kurdu".
- ^ ""FENERBAHÇE DESTANI" SAINT JOSEPH LİSESİ'NDE SAHNELENDİ - 1907 Fenerbahçe Derneği".