Kamil Altan Explained

Kamil Altan
Birth Date:7 April 1924
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Height:1.71 m[1]
Position:Defender
Years1:–1952
Clubs1:Eyüpspor
Years2:1952–1958
Clubs2:Galatasaray
Caps2:15
Goals2:10
Years3:1958–1960
Clubs3:Taksim
Nationalyears1:1952
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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]

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

1954–55, 1955–56

Notes and References

  1. News: Galatasaray 1955-56 İstanbul şampiyonu . Milliyet . 19 June 1956 . 6 . tr.
  2. Web site: Kamil Altan . Olympedia . 6 November 2021.
  3. Kamil Altan Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104258/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kamil-altan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 October 2018.
  4. News: İsfenderiyar Açıksöz Galatasaraya döndü . Milliyet . 2 August 1952 . 5 . tr.
  5. Web site: Transferi ikinci küme canlandırdı . Milliyet . 6 . tr . 26 July 1958.
  6. News: G. Saray'da Kılıç, teknik direktör oldu . Milliyet . 14 August 1963 . 6 . tr.
  7. Web site: Vefat ve Başsağlığı . Galatasaray . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228054755/http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/9396.php . 28 February 2011 . tr . 25 February 2011 . dead.