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Bedri Gürsoy

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Bedri Gürsoy

Bedri Gürsoy (1902 – 4 February 1994) was a Turkish football player. He played as a left winger or left forward for Fenerbahçe. He is regarded as one of the best left forwards in Turkish football history.[citation needed]

Biography

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Gürsoy was born in 1902 in Kadıköy, Istanbul. He played 134 matches and scored 34 goals for Fenerbahçe between 1921 and 1928.[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 included in the General Harington Cup squad.[3]

He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national football team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[4] He was included in the national squad that competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]

He died on 4 February 1994 in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

References

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  1. ^ Profile @ mujdatyetkiner.com
  2. ^ Profile @ frmtr.com
  3. ^ Fenerbahçe in Turkish Independence War
  4. ^ First national match
  5. ^ "Bedri Gürsoy". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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