Kamil_Altan

Kamil Altan

Kamil Altan

Turkish footballer

Kamil Altan (7 April 1924 – 25 February 2011) was a Turkish footballer.[2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]

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Career

Prior to the 1952–53 season, Altan moved from Eyüpspor to Galatasaray,[4] where he played until the end of the 1959–60 season. He scored one goal in 59 league appearances for the club. In the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons, he was part of the teams winning the Istanbul Football League.[5] He then signed with Taksim, playing there until 1960.

After ending his football career, he became coach of Galatasaray's youth team in 1961.[6] After staying in this position for a while, he was the manager of Tophane Tayfunspor, an amateur team, in the 1970s.

Personal life

Altan died on 25 February 2011. He was buried in Selimpaşa Cemetery after noon prayers at the Teşvikiye Mosque on 27 February.[7]

Honours

Galatasaray

References

  1. [1]
    "Galatasaray 1955-56 İstanbul şampiyonu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 June 1956. p. 6.
  2. [2]
    "Kamil Altan". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamil Altan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "İsfenderiyar Açıksöz Galatasaraya döndü". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 August 1952. p. 5.
  5. [5]
    "Transferi ikinci küme canlandırdı" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 26 July 1958. p. 6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. [6]
    "G. Saray'da Kılıç, teknik direktör oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 August 1963. p. 6.
  7. [7]
    "Vefat ve Başsağlığı". Galatasaray (in Turkish). 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.
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