Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish footballer and coach.[1] After his club career he became a manager and served as a coach for several Turkish clubs.and also for Turkish national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bülent Eken | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Mersin, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2016 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1950 | Galatasaray | 140 | (56) |
| 1950–1951 | Salernitana | 21 | (1) |
| 1951–1952 | Palermo | 17 | (0) |
| 1952–1955 | Galatasaray | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 190 | (57) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1954 | Turkey | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1958-1959 | Beyoğluspor | ||
| 1959-1960 | Karagümrük | ||
| 1960-1961 | İzmirspor | ||
| 1961-1962 | Karagümrük | ||
| 1963-1964 | Göztepe | ||
| 1964 | Karshiyaka | ||
| 1966-1967 | Vefa | ||
| 1970-1971 | Adanaspor | ||
| 1972-1973 | Sivasspor | ||
| 1976-1976 | Orduspor | ||
| 1976-1977 | Göztepe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editBülent Eken began his career in 1942 with Galatasaray's A Team. He played as a right-back, left-back, center-back, winger, midfielder, and even as a goalkeeper in this club. Eken won an Istanbul League Championship with Galatasaray. In 1950, he transferred to Salernitana in Italy and later played one season with Palermo. He returned to Galatasaray in 1953 and retired from football a year later.[2]
International career
editEken played 13 times for the national team.[2] He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics[3] and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[4] He scored a goal once while being part of the national team, in a match where Syria was defeated 7:0 in the qualifiers of World Cup 1954.
Managerial career
editAfter retiring from football, he received coaching education in Italy. In 1963, he managed the Turkish national football team. In 1967, he went to Turkey as an assistant coach for Galatasaray SK. Eken later served as a coach for clubs such as Karşıyaka, Göztepe SK, Altay, İzmirspor, Vefa SK, Adanaspor, Orduspor, and Rizespor.[5]
Family and death
editHe was the brother of former Galatasaray footballers Danyal Vuran and Reha Eken.
Eken died on 25 July 2016,[6] nineteen days after the death of his teammate Turgay Şeren.
Honours
editGalatasaray
- Istanbul Football League: 1948–49, 1954–55
References
edit- ^ "Bülent Eken". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Bülent Eken Kimdir?". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). Galatasaray FC. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Bülent Eken Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ Bulent Eken – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Eski milli futbolcu Bülent Eken vefat etti". ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Bülent Eken'i Kaybettik". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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