Cemil Turan

Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football player and the current Director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy.

Cemil Turan
Personal information
Full name Cemil Turan
Date of birth (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947
Place of birth Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Striker
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Sarıyer G.K. 64 (24)
1968–1972 İstanbulspor 117 (32)
1972–1980 Fenerbahçe 366 (194)
National team‡
1970–79 Turkey 44 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:12, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Career

He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to Istanbulspor and then to Fenerbahçe, where he won 3 league championship titles (1974, 1975, 1978). He was three times league topscorer with 14 goals in 1974 and with 17 goals in 1976 and 1978. He scored 194 lifetime goals. Turan scored 19 goals at his 44 games with the Turkish national football team between 1969–1979.[1] He ranks 4th with this notable performance still today. After his retirement in 1980, Turan served at various administrative positions first in Istanbulspor and then in Fenerbahçe. He is currently coordinator for the sporting infrastructure of Fenerbahçe.

Match-fixing Scandal

On 3 July 2011, Turan was taken into custody because of alleged involvement in several cases of player manipulation.[2] He was later released and all charges were dropped.[2]

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Individual

References
  1. "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  2. 15 more arrested over match-fixing allegations in Turkey


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