Nihat Akbay
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 24 March 2020 | (aged 75)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1968 | Beykoz | 155 | (1) |
1968–1978 | Galatasaray | 115 | (0) |
Total | 270 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1964–1976 | Turkey | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nihat Akbay (1 January 1945 – 24 March 2020) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career[]
Born in Beykoz, Istanbul,[1] Akbay played club football for Beykoz and Galatasaray.[2]
He also earned 7 caps for the Turkish national team between 1964 and 1976.[2]
Later life and death[]
Akbay died on 24 March 2020.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Vefat ve başsağlığı | Nihat Akbay - GALATASARAY.ORG
- ^ a b "Nihat Akbay". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2020 deaths
- Turkish footballers
- Beykozspor footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF First League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Turkey international footballers
- Turkish football goalkeeper stubs