Ali İhsan Karayiğit
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Full name
Ali İhsan Karayiğit
Date of birth
1927
Place of birth
Salihli, Turkey
Date of death
18 March 2013 (aged 85–86)
 His grave | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali İhsan Karayiğit | ||
| Date of birth | 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Salihli, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2013 (aged 85–86) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Salihli | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1958 | Beşiktaş | 134 | (3) |
| 1958–1960 | Adalet S.K. | 33 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Turkey U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Turkey | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali İhsan Karayiğit (1927 – 18 March 2013) was a Turkish international association football player. He is most known for his spell at Beşiktaş.[1][2]
Karayiğit started to play football in Salihli district of Manisa.[3] He joined Beşiktaş in 1948.[4] Karayiğit was a party of unbeaten Beşiktaş squad between 1949 and 1950, known as "Yenilmez Armada" in Turkey.[5] He retired his playing career following his spell at Adalet S.K., in 1960.[3]
Following his retirement from active football, he served Beşiktaş J.K. as youth section trainer and member of club's Executive Council.[1] He also worked as a sports columnist.[3]