Garbis İstanbulluoğlu

Garbis İstanbulluoğlu
Personal information
Full nameGarbis İstanbulluoğlu
Date of birth24 February 1927
Place of birthIstanbul, Turkey
Date of death17 February 1994 (aged 66)
Place of deathIstanbul, Turkey
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–1950Kadırgaspor
1950–1957Vefa S.K.90(52)
1957–1960Taksim SK
National team
1952–1953Turkey4(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Garbis İstanbulluoğlu (24 February 1927  17 February 1994) was a former Turkish football player and coach.

Early Life

Of Armenian origin,[1][2] he was born in Kadırga, Fatih, Istanbul. His father was a tinsmith and Garbis was called "Tenekeci Garbis", by fans and the press, because of his father's profession (Tenekeci is Turkish for tinsmith).[3]

Career

İstanbulluoğlu began playing football with Kadırgaspor, his local team. He joined Vefa S.K. in 1950, where he played in 90 games scoring 52 goals. He also played for Taksim SK for three seasons. He played as a striker.

National Team

İstanbulluoğlu was the first Armenian origin footballer that represented Turkey.[4] He was first capped for Turkey on 1 June 1952 in Ankara against Switzerland, scoring in his debut.[5] He was capped by Turkey for four times, scoring three goals. He also played for Turkey against Italy (B) side on 11 December 1953 in Istanbul. However, this game is not considered an official game for FIFA.[6]

Coaching

Started his managerial career with Taksim SK.[7] In the 1967–68 season he was assistant manager of Mehmet Ali Has when Taksim SK at the Turkish 2. Division. Following year, he was appointed to as a technical director (manager) of Taksim SK until 1974 when the team relegated to Amateur League from Turkish 3. Division. He was also manager of Şişli SK. Both teams represented the Armenian community in Istanbul.

Death

İstanbulluoğlu died on 17 February 1994 in Istanbul and buried in Şişli Armenian Cemetery.

Statistics

Club

[8]

Club Season League
Apps Goals
Vefa S.K. 1950–51 127
1951–52 138
1952–53 138
1953–54 1613
1954–55 1711
1955–56 122
1956–57 173
Total 9052

International

[9][10]

National teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Turkey 195221-
195322-
Total43-

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