Bedri Gürsoy
Bedri Gürsoy (1902 in Kadıköy, İstanbul – 4 February 1994 in Moda, Kadıköy, İstanbul) was a Turkish football player, who played for Fenerbahçe. He played as a left winger or left forward. He is regarded as one of the best left forwards in Turkish football history.[citation needed]
He played 134 matches and scored 34 goals for Fenerbahçe between 1921-28.[1] He won the 1920-21 and 1922-23 Istanbul League Championships. After his retirement he functioned as a board member of Fenerbahçe S.K.[2] He was also a member of the General Harington Cup squad.[3]
He was a member of the first Turkish national football team squad that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[4] He was also a member of the national squad that competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]
References[]
- ^ Profile @ mujdatyetkiner.com
- ^ Profile @ frmtr.com
- ^ Fenerbahçe in Turkish Independence War
- ^ First national match
- ^ "Bedri Gürsoy". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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- 1902 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Kadıköy
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. board members
- Olympic footballers of Turkey
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Footballers from Istanbul
- Association football forwards
- Turkish football biography stubs