Şükrü Gülesin

Şükrü Gülesin
Personal information
Full name Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin
Date of birth (1922-09-14)14 September 1922
Place of birth Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 10 July 1977(1977-07-10) (aged 54)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Kınalıadaspor
Beyoğluspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1944 Beşiktaş 87 (70)
1944–1945 Ankaragücü ? (?)
1945–1950 Beşiktaş 87 (76)
1950–1951 Palermo 28 (13)
1951–1952 Lazio 29 (16)
1952–1953 Palermo 22 (7)
1953–1955 Galatasaray 40 (16)
International career
1948–1951 Turkey 11 (4)
Managerial career
1964–1965 İzmirspor
1968 Feriköy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin (14 September 1922 – 10 July 1977) was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist,[1] and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 came directly by corner kicks (without an assist), more than any other footballer in history.[2] He also played for Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

He died in 1977 of heart failure.[4]

Individual

  • Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)[5]

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Cuore Rosanero Archived 2007-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ What causes the drone noise in eastern European matches?
  3. ^ "Şükrü Gülesin". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ (in Turkish) Şükrü Gülesin’e Anma Töreni
  5. ^ "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".


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