Garbis İstanbulluoğlu

Garbis İstanbulluoğlu
Personal information
Full name Garbis İstanbulluoğlu
Date of birth (1927-02-24)24 February 1927
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death 17 February 1994(1994-02-17) (aged 66)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1950 Kadırgaspor
1950–1957 Vefa S.K. 90 (52)
1957–1960 Taksim SK
International career
1952–1953 Turkey 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garbis İstanbulluoğlu (24 February 1927 – 17 February 1994), known as with his given nickname Tenekeci Gabris,[1] - literally meaning "Tinsmith", was a former Turkish football player and coach.

Early life

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Of Armenian origin,[2][3] he was born in Kadırga neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul. His father was a tinsmith and Garbis was called "Tenekeci Garbis", by fans and the press, because of his father's profession (Tenekeci is Turkish for tinsmith).[4]

Career

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İstanbulluoğlu began playing football with Kadırgaspor, his local team. He joined Vefa S.K. in 1950, where he played in 90 games scoring 52 goals. He also played for Taksim SK for three seasons. He played as a striker.

National Team

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İstanbulluoğlu was the first [citation needed] Armenian origin footballer that represented Turkey.[5] He was first capped for Turkey on 1 June 1952 in Ankara against Switzerland, scoring in his debut.[6] He was capped by Turkey for four times, scoring three goals. He also played for Turkey against Italy (B) side on 11 December 1953 in Istanbul. However, this game is not considered an official game for FIFA.[7]

Coaching

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Started his managerial career with Taksim SK.[8] In the 1967–68 season he was assistant manager of Mehmet Ali Has when Taksim SK at the Turkish 2. Division. Following year, he was appointed to as a technical director (manager) of Taksim SK until 1974 when the team relegated to Amateur League from Turkish 3. Division. He was also manager of Şişli SK. Both teams represented the Armenian community in Istanbul.

Death

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İstanbulluoğlu died on 17 February 1994 in Istanbul and buried in Şişli Armenian Cemetery.

Statistics

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Club

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Club Season League
Apps Goals
Vefa S.K. 1950–51 12 7
1951–52 13 8
1952–53 13 8
1953–54 16 13
1954–55 17 11
1955–56 12 2
1956–57 17 3
Total 90 52

International

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National team Year Apps Goals Assists
Turkey 1952 2 1 -
1953 2 2 -
Total 4 3 -

References

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  1. ^ "Kadırga'da Futbol Kültürü" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 6 October 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Forvet, Garbis İstanbulluoğlu Türkiye Vefa D. Tarihi : 01 01 1927 D. Yeri : İstanbul Boy : 177 cm Kilo : 75 kg Pozisyon. "Garbis İstanbulluoğlu (Vefa) @ Mackolik.com". Mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Türkiye takımında bir Garo... - TANIL BORA". Radikal.
  4. ^ Aslan, Elaslan. "S A B A H O N L I N E 01.09.2001". arsiv.sabah.com.tr.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ a b "1951-1952 Turkish National Team". Angelfire.
  7. ^ "1953-1954 Turkish National Team". Angelfire.
  8. ^ http://www.turkforum.net/731562-turkiye-futbolunda-ermeniler.html[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "1952-1953 Turkish National Team". Angelfire.
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