Alaattin Baydar

Alaattin Baydar (1901 – 13 July 1990) was a Turkish football player, who played for Fenerbahçe.[1] Born in İstanbul, he played as a right winger and right forward and was called Alâ.[2] He was the younger brother of Nasuhi Baydar, who was a founding member of Fenerbahçe.[3]

Alaattin Baydar

He played 18 years for Fenerbahçe between 1916-34. He is ranked third in Fenerbahçe history with 362 goals in 324 matches, he also scored 24 goals in 39 matches against Galatasaray.[4][5] He won the 1920–21, 1922-23 Istanbul League Championships as a player, he furthermore won the 1963–64 and 1964-65 Turkish League Championships as a president. He was a member of the General Harrington Cup squad.[6]

He was a member of the first Turkish national football team squad that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[7] He played 16 times for the national team.[8] He was also a member of the national squads that competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.

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