Celal İbrahim | |
Fullname: | Celal İbrahim |
Birth Date: | 1889 |
Birth Place: | Malatya, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
Position: | Left wingback |
Years1: | 1905–1915 |
Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was an Ottoman footballer of Kurdish origin and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He was also known as Kürt Celal which translates in English as Kurdish Celal.[1]
İbrahim spent the entirety of his career with Galatasaray, his hometown club. He once scored 4 goals against Fenerbahçe in a single match on 12 February 1911.[2] [3] [4]
He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917.[5]
Galatasaray
1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15