Kemal Faruki (27 August 1910 – 27 January 1988) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on two occasions. He was part of Turkey's squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kemal Ahmet Faruki | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1988 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1934 | Galatasaray SK | 36 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Turkey | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
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Kemal Faruki was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and played his entire career as a forward and midfielder for Galatasaray SK. Faruki was selected to Galatasaray's A team when he was 17. Faruki won the Istanbul Football League five times.
He made his senior national team debut against Bulgaria on 17 July 1927. In his first international match he scored his first goal.[2] He died in Cairo, Egypt, aged 77.
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 July 1927 | Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 15 April 1928 | Stadionul Gloria-CFR, Bistrița, Romania |  Romania |
2–1 | 4–2 | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 3 May 2013[3] | |||||||||||
Honours
editAs player
edit- Istanbul Football League: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31
- Istanbul Kupası: 1933
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kemal Faruki". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Profile at TFF.org
- ^ eu-football.info