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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917.[5]
Honours[edit]
Galatasaray
- Istanbul Football League: 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15
References[edit]
- ^ sabah, daily (2018-04-02). "Remembering Galatasaray's heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ NTVMSNBC Website (in Turkish)
- ^ Hurriyet Newspaper Archive (in Turkish)
- ^ Bugün Newspaper Archive (in Turkish) Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim (in Turkish) Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
