Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (1886 – 28 November 1942) was a Turkish footballer, poet, and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club. His grandfather was Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Pasha and his father was Ömer Muzaffer Bey. He lost his mother during childhood. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1905 and became the first Turkish captain of Galatasaray SK.[1][2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1942 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1914 | Galatasaray | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1906–1907 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1911–1914 | Galatasaray | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a poet, he was a pioneer of the Fecr-i Âtî ("Dawn of the Future") movement, one of three movements of early Turkish literature. His poems Kin (1910) and Hisarlara Karşı are especially well known.
Honours
editAs player
editGalatasaray SK
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