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]

Celal İbrahim
Personal information
Full name Celal İbrahim
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Malatya, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 21 March 1917(1917-03-21) (aged 33)
Place of death Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Position(s) Left wingback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1915 Galatasaray
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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]

Death

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He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917.[5]

Honours

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Galatasaray

References

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  1. ^ sabah, daily (2 April 2018). "Remembering Galatasaray's heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ NTVMSNBC Website (in Turkish)
  3. ^ Hurriyet Newspaper Archive (in Turkish)
  4. ^ Bugün Newspaper Archive (in Turkish) Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim (in Turkish) Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine