Koço Kasapoğlu

Koço Kasapoğlu (Greek: Κώστας Κασάπογλου; 15 November 1935 – 5 April 2016), also known as Yorgo or Kostas Kasapoğlu, was a Turkish football player and manager. He was also nicknamed penaltı kralı (in English Penalty King) because he scored 500 of the 501 penalties he took in his career and is considered the best penalty taker in Turkish football history.[1]

Koço Kasapoğlu
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-11-15)November 15, 1935
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death 5 April 2016(2016-04-05) (aged 80)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1950–1953 Adalarspor
1953–1954 Beyoğlu S.K.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Beyoğlu S.K. 36 (10)
1956–1972 İstanbulspor A.Ş. 386 (76)
National team‡
1956 Turkey 1 (0)
1957 Turkey B 1 (0)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Taksim S.K.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2018

Professional career

Kasapoğlu played for Beyoğluspor, İstanbul S.A.Ş. and Vefa SK, and was considered one of the most iconic captains of İstanbulspors history,[2]

International career

He capped for Turkey for once on 25 November 1956 in Praha in a 1-1 tie against Czechoslovakia.[3] He also played for Turkey B national football team.[3]

Death

Kasapoğlu died on 5 April 2016, at the age of 80. He remained a lifelong fan of İstanbulspor A.Ş..[4]

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References
  1. sitesi, milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber. "İstanbulspor'un efsane futbolcusu Kostas Kasapoğlu hayatını kaybetti".
  2. "Penaltıcı olmayı Lefter'e borçluyum".
  3. "CZECHOSLOVAKIA TURKEY - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org.
  4. "Kostas Kasapoğlu yaşamını yitirdi".
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