Şükrü Gülesin

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Şükrü Gülesin
Full name	Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin
Date of birth	September 14, 1922(1922-09-14)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death	July 10, 1977 (aged 54)
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	Kınalıadaspor, Beyoğluspor
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1940-1944 1944-1945 1945-1950 1950-1951 1951-1952 1952-1953 1953-?	Beşiktaş Ankaragücü Beşiktaş Palermo Lazio Palermo Galatasaray	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 28 (13) 29 (16) 22 (7) ? (?)
National team
	Turkey	11(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Şükrü Gülesin (September 14, 1922 – July 10, 1977) was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist,^[1] and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 directly by corner kicks.^[2]