Celal İbrahim

Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was a Turkish footballer of Kurdish Origins and one of the founders of Galatasaray,he also was known as "Kurdish celal".[1]

Celal İbrahim
Personal information
Full name Celal İbrahim
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Malatya, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 21 March 1917(1917-03-21) (aged 33)
Place of death Baghdad, Iraq
Position(s) Left wingback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1915 Galatasaray
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only


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

References
  1. sabah, daily (2018-04-02). "Remembering Galatasaray's heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. NTVMSNBC Website (in Turkish)
  3. Hurriyet Newspaper Archive (in Turkish)
  4. Bugün Newspaper Archive (in Turkish) Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim (in Turkish) Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine


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