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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Celal İbrahim | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Malatya, Ottoman Empire | ||
Date of death | 21 March 1917 | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1905–1915 | Galatasaray | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was an Ottoman footballer of Kurdish origin and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He was also known as Kürt Celal which translates in English as Kurdish Celal. [1]
İbrahim spent the entirety of his career with Galatasaray, his hometown club. He once scored 4 goals against Fenerbahçe in a single match on 12 February 1911. [2] [3] [4]
He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917. [5]
Galatasaray
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Celal İbrahim | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Malatya, Ottoman Empire | ||
Date of death | 21 March 1917 | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1905–1915 | Galatasaray | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was an Ottoman footballer of Kurdish origin and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He was also known as Kürt Celal which translates in English as Kurdish Celal. [1]
İbrahim spent the entirety of his career with Galatasaray, his hometown club. He once scored 4 goals against Fenerbahçe in a single match on 12 February 1911. [2] [3] [4]
He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917. [5]
Galatasaray