Turgay Şeren

Turgay Şeren

Turgay Şeren (left) in 1958
Personal information
Full name	Turkay Sabit Şeren
Date of birth	(1932-05-15)15 May 1932
Place of birth	Ankara, Turkey
Date of death	7 July 2016(2016-07-07) (aged 84)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1967[1]	Galatasaray SK	631[1]	(0)
International career
1950–1966	Turkey	52	(0)
Managerial career
1968–1969	Mersin İdmanyurdu
1969–1970	Vefa S.K.
1970–1971	Samsunspor
1979–1980	Galatasaray SK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey,[2] including two matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3] Because of his saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Panther of Berlin). He also coached Galatasaray.[4] Şeren was awarded a testimonial match by the club in 1967 in Istanbul, inviting players like Ion Pârcălab, Lev Yashin and Ion Nunweiller.[5][6]

After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator.

He died at age 84 on 7 July 2016.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League[8]		Cup[9]		League Cup[10]		Europe[11]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Galatasaray SK	1946–47	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1947–48	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1948–49	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1949–50	20	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1950–51	12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	0
	1951–52	14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0
	1952–53	16	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	0
	1953–54	14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0
	1954–55	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0
	1955–56	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0
	1956–57	18	0	-	-	-	-	2	0	20	0
	1957–58	18	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	0
	1958–59	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0
	1959	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	0
	1959–60	34	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	0
	1960–61	33	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	0
	1961–62	36	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	0
	1962–63	22	0	7	0	3	0	6	0	38	0
	1963–64	28	0	6	0	-	-	5	-	39	0
	1964–65	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0
	1965–66	22	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	25	0
	1966–67	10	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	11	0
Career total		352	0	17	0	3	0	13	0	385	0

Honours

As player

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 1961–62, 1962–63
• Turkish Cup: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66
• Turkish Super Cup: 1966
• Istanbul Football League: 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58
• TSYD Cup: 1963, 1966

Records

• Most appearances for Galatasaray SK (631)[1]
• Most appearances at Kıtalar Arası Derbi (54)
• Most total seasons as Galatasaray SK 1st Goalkeeper (15)

See also

• List of one-club men
• List of Galatasaray S.K. records and statistics

References

1. "Efsanelere Saygı Günleri Devam Ediyor – 10.10.2011 11:00 (KULÜP HABERLERİ) / Galatasaray.org". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. "TFF". TFF. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
3. Seren Turgay – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Turgay Sabit Şeren İstatistik". Mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
5. Yaşin, Turgay'la Vedalaşırken ağladı Milliyet. 07.07.1967
6. "Turkey's legendary goalkeeper Turgay Şeren dies at age 84". Daily Sabah. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
7. "Turgay Şeren için ikinci tören TT Arena'da yapıldı". Zaman (in Turkish). 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
8. Includes Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League and Milli Küme Şampiyonası
9. Includes Turkish Cup
10. Includes Atatürk Cup, Chancellor Cup, Turkish Super Cup and TSYD Cup
11. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup

Sporting positions
Preceded by İsfendiyar Açıksöz	Galatasaray S.K. Captain 1960–1967	Succeeded by Metin Oktay