Sabih Arca Explained

Sabih Arca
Fullname:Sabih Fani Arca
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1918–1929
Clubs1:Fenerbahce
Caps1:215
Goals1:64
Nationalyears1:1923–1928
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:3
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Sabih Arca (1901 – 24 April 1979)[1] [2] was a Turkish footballer who played for Fenerbahçe, where he scored 64 goals in 215 matches. He was born in Istanbul.[3] He played as a central midfielder or as a left midfielder. He played for Fenerbahçe between 1918 and 1929 and won the 1920–21 and 1922–23 Istanbul Football League. He was a member of the General Harington Cup squad.[4]

He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[5] He scored three goals in nine matches for the national team.[6] On the squads he was included he did not make any appearances at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: cache-v2. donanimhaber.
  2. Web site: National football team player Sabih Arca. EU Football. 15 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Sabih Arca. 15 August 2022.
  4. Web site: The Last Stronghold: The Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Turkish Politics. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak. 28 May 2012. Dayan. 15 August 2022.
  5. Web site: A Milli Takım Tarihçesi. n.d.. Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 15 August 2022. tr.
  6. Web site: Sabih Arca Efsane Forvet. mujdatyetkiner.com. 15 August 2022. tr.
  7. Web site: Sabih Arca . Olympedia . 25 August 2021.