Celal İbrahim explained

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]

Career

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]

Death

He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917.[5]

Honours

Galatasaray

1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sabah. daily. 2018-04-02. Remembering Galatasaray's heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign. 2021-01-29. Daily Sabah. en.
  2. http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/323128.asp NTVMSNBC Website
  3. http://fotoanaliz.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?P=2&cid=34091&rid=4369 Hurriyet Newspaper Archive
  4. http://spor.bugun.com.tr/foto-galeri/124265-unutulmaz-fb-gs-derbileri-galerisi.aspx Bugün Newspaper Archive
  5. http://gayin-sin.net/2009/05/01/bir-oyku-galatasaray%E2%80%99in-neferi-sehit-celal-ibrahim/ Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim