Mustafa Elkatipzade

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Mustafa Elkatipzade (born 1889 in Tunisia – died 4 March 1967[1] in İstanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish football manager, who managed the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe. He managed the team between 1921-24[2] He won the 1922-23 Istanbul League Championship. He was also the manager of the General Harington Cup squad.[3]

Mustafa Elkatipzade

He founded the first youth team in Turkish football history.[1] He also founded the Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy and managed the youngsters between 1909-11.[4] Zeki Rıza Sporel, Hasan Kamil Sporel and Hikmet Topuzer played in the academy under his management.

He was also a member of the Committee of Union and Progress and is known for sacking all the players who refused to join the army during the Turkish War of Independence.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Elkatipzade Elkatipzade's Commemorative Ceremony Archived 2012-07-01 at archive.today
  2. ^ Fenerbahçe Managers Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Fenerbahçe in Turkish Independence War
  4. ^ Founding of The Club @ fenerbahce.org
  5. ^ He save the club
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