İsfendiyar Açıksöz

İsfendiyar Açıksöz (19 July 1929 – 12 December 2006) was a Turkish football player and manager. He played as a right winger for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Club career

Açıksöz was born Kastamonu. He began playing football at Galatasaray High School. He joined t Galatasaray at the age of 17. He made a name for himself as the most famous right winger of his era. He and his Galatasaray teammates, Suat Mamat, Kadri Aytaç, Güngör Okay, and Metin Oktay, were known as the "legendary forward five" by both the Galatasaray community and the Turkish football public. He was particularly known as Metin Oktay's goal-setting center. He retired from football at Galatasaray in 1960.

International career

Açıksöz played for the Turkey national team 18 times. He was also a member of the national team that played in the Turkey-Brazil national match held at İnönü Stadium on 1 May 1956.[1]

He participated in the 1949 Mediterranean Cup held in Greece with the Turkey national team in 1949 and achieved second place with the national team.

Managerial career

After retiring from football, Açıksöz began his career as a manager. He took over as manager of Şekerspor in the 1961–62 season.[2] At the beginning of the 1966–67 season, he was appointed manager of Sarıyer[3] and remained in this position until the end of the season. He served as a player and manager at Orduspor during the 1967–68 season.

Death

Açıksöz died in Istanbul on 12 December 2006. After his funeral prayer was performed during the afternoon prayer at the Fatih Mosque, he was buried in Feriköy Cemetery.[4]

Career statistics

No. Date National team Number of matches Number of goals
1st 1950  Turkey Turkey B
2
1
2nd 1949-50  Turkey
16
2
Total
18
3

NOTE:'Turkey is taken as the home team.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Tournament Source
1. 3 December 1950 İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Israel Israel 3-2 3-2 Friendly match
[5]
2. 25 March 1956 National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal Portugal 2-0 2-1 1949 Mediterranean Cup
[6]

Honours

Turkey

References

  1. ^ "TÜRKİYE BREZİLYA - Maç Detayları TFF". Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Sarıyer". Milliyet 2. Türkiye Ligi İlavesi. 19 September 1966. p. 4.
  4. ^ İsfendiyar Açıksöz vefat etti
  5. ^ "TÜRKİYE İSRAİL - Maç Detayları TFF". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  6. ^ "PORTEKİZ TÜRKİYE - Maç Detayları TFF". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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