Personal information | |||
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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 |
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.
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]
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]
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]