İsmail Kurt

İsmail Kurt

Personal information
Full name	İsmail Kurt
Date of birth	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934
Place of birth	Karakoç, Turkey
Date of death	27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 83)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1960	Galatasaray	64	(0)
1960–1966	Fenerbahçe	116	(0)
1966–1968	Vefa	5	(0)
National team‡
1957	Turkey B	1	(0)
1958–1965	Turkey	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2018

İsmail Kurt (1 January 1934 – 27 February 2017) was a Turkish former football manager and footballer who played as a defender. Kurt was best known for his stints with rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, the latter with whom he won 3 Süper Lig titles.^[1]

Personal life[]

İsmail is the brother of the famed Turkish footballer, Metin Kurt.^[2]

Death[]

Kurt died on 27 February 2017, and had a ceremony set up by Fenerbahçe.^[3]

Honours[]

Galatasaray

• Istanbul Football League (1): 1957–58

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig (3): 1961–1962, 1963–64, 1964–65

References[]

External links[]

• İsmail Kurt at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• İsmail Kurt at the Turkish Football Federation