Cafer Çağatay

Ali Cafer Çağatay (1899 – 24 April 1991) was a Turkish football player. He played as a left back for Fenerbahçe, Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK and the Turkey national football team. He was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

Career
Fenerbahçe football team in the 1922-23 season. From left to right:
Back row - Bedri Gürsoy, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Ömer Tanyeri, İsmet Uluğ, Sabih Arca, Cafer Çağatay, Fâhir Yeniçay, Kadri Göktulga, Fâhir Yeniçay
Front row - Ragıp Mağden, Şekip Kulaksızoğlu, Alaattin Baydar.

Çağatay played for Fenerbahçe in 1915-16[1] before joining Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, with whom he won the 1916–17 and 1917-18 Istanbul Football League Championships.[2] In 1922 he rejoined Fenerbahçe, playing for the club until 1927.[1] With Fenerbahçe he won the 1922-23 Istanbul Football League Championship and the General Harington Cup.

National team

He was a member of first Turkey national football team squad, who played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[3] He played 7 times for the national team,[4] and represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

Çağatay graduated from Saint Joseph High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy.[6] He was the son of Turkish composer, oud virtuoso, and academic Ali Rıfat Çağatay who arranged the Turkish National Anthem.[7]

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References
  1. "mujdatyetkiner.com". mujdatyetkiner.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. "Profile". Turksports.net. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. "First national match". TFF.org. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. "Profile". Turkermanga.net. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cafer Çağatay (full name: Ali Cafer Çağatay)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. "Profile". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. "Successful graduaters of S.J". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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