Turgay Şeren
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Turgay Şeren (born May 15, 1932) is the former legendary goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1949 and 1966 and was capped 46 times for Turkey. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had won 2-1. Because of that unforgettable day, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Berlin Panther). He also coached Galatasaray.
After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a tv commentator. His aged appereance earned him another nickname; Yoda, due to his physical resemblance of the Master Yoda, the legendary Star Wars character.
| Preceded by Coşkun Özari |
Galatasaray SK managers 1979-1980 |
Succeeded by Brian Birch |
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Turkey squad - 1954 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Turgay | 2 Bolati Rıdvan | 3 Dirimlili | 4 Mustafa Erton | 5 Çetin Zeybek | 6 Iazk Sertyol Rober | 7 Erol Keskin | 8 Mamat | 9 Bugeker | 10 Burhan Sargun | 11 Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 12 Şükrü | 13 Bülent Eken | 14 Ali Beratligil | 15 Mehmet Dinçer | 16 Gunar | 17 Erdem | 18 Kaçmaz | 19 Ahmet Berman | 20 Onariçi | 21 Aytaç | 22 Pas | Coach: Puppo |
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