Bülent Esel

Bülent Esel (23 July 1927 – 17 August 2004) was a Turkey international football forward who played for clubs in Turkey and Italy.

Bülent Esel
Personal information
Full name Bülent Aziz Esel
Date of birth (1927-07-23)23 July 1927
Place of birth Izmir, Turkey
Date of death 17 August 2004(2004-08-17) (aged 77)
Place of death Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
– Kırıkkalespor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1943 Kırıkkalespor
1943–1948 Ankaragücü
1948–1950 Beşiktaş 26 (25)
1950–1951 Adaletspor
1951–1954 SPAL 78 (25)
1954–1957 Beşiktaş 24 (10)
1957–1958 Vefa 18 (5)
1958–1964 Altınordu 123 (24)
National team
1949–1950 Turkey 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Izmir, Esel began playing youth football for Kırıkkalespor. He played senior football for Kırıkkalespor and Ankaragücü before moving to Italy in 1951, where he would make 78 appearances and scored 25 goals during three seasons in Serie A for SPAL 1907.

Esel returned to Turkey and spent the remainder of his career with Beşiktaş J.K., Vefa S.K. and Altınordu S.K..

Esel made four appearances for the Turkey national football team from 1949 to 1950.

Personal

Esel died on 17 August 2004.[1]

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References
  1. "Esel'i Son Yolculuğuna Uğurladık" (in Turkish). BJK-1903.net. 19 August 2004. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.


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