Ali Artuner

Ali Artuner
Personal information
Full name Ali Artuner
Date of birth (1944-09-05)5 September 1944[1]
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Date of death 16 February 2001(2001-02-16) (aged 56)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1961 Göztepe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1975 Göztepe 265 (0)
International career
1963 Turkey U18 4 (0)
1965–1966 Turkey U21 3 (0)
1965–1971 Turkey 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Artuner (5 September 1944 – 16 February 2001) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Göztepe and the Turkey national team in the 1960s, rising to the position of captain on both teams. In his hometown of İzmir, there are many sports complexes and tournaments bearing his name.

He is also the uncle of former Turkish international goalkeeper, Cenk Gönen.[2]

Playing career

Club career

Born in İzmir, Artuner started out as a halfback. However, he left school at the age of 17, and made his professional debut for Göztepe as goalkeeper that same year (1961). He went on to play 15 consecutive seasons for his team in the Süper Lig. He also helped them win the 1968–69 and 1969–70 editions of the Turkish Cup, as well as the 1970 Turkish Super Cup. He is widely seen as a club legend, and was nicknamed "Moskova panteri" (Moscow Panther).[1]

International career

Artuner made his debut for the senior national team on 21 July 1965, in a 3–1 win over Pakistan in the 1965 RCD Cup. He represented Turkey at the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification, playing in one game. He then played in six games at the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying, as well as two games at the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification. The last major tournament he played in was the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying, where he played in five games. He captained his team in four of those games (two against West Germany, and one each against Albania and Poland).

References

  1. ^ a b "MOSKOVA PANTERİ ALİ ARTUNER". gozgoz.tv. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Efsane kaleci Ali Artuner'in yeğeni Cenk Gönen Galatasaray'da". Net Gazete (in Turkish). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.