Kemal Faruki Explained

Kemal Faruki
Fullname:Kemal Ahmet Faruki
Birth Date:1910 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Position:Forward
Years1:1923–1934
Caps1:36
Goals1:23
Nationalyears1:1927–1928
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2

Kemal Faruki (27 August 1910  - 27 January 1988) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on two occasions. He was part of Turkey's squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]

Career

Kemal Faruki was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and played his entire career as a forward and midfielder for Galatasaray SK.Faruki was selected to Galatasaray's A team when he was 17. Faruki won the Istanbul Football League five times.

He made his senior national team debut against Bulgaria on 17 July 1927. In his first international match he scored his first goal.[2] He died in Cairo, Egypt, aged 77.

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 July 1927 3–2 3–3 Friendly
2. 15 April 1928 2–1 4–2 Friendly
Correct as of 3 May 2013[3]

Honours

As player

Galatasaray

1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kemal Faruki . Olympedia . 17 September 2021.
  2. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=1063669 Profile at TFF.org
  3. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10420 eu-football.info