Burhan Atak
Turkish footballer
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Burhan Atak (27 January 1905 – 6 June 1987) was a Turkish former football player. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK.[2] He also represented Turkey on 10 occasions, including at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 1987 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1934[1] | Galatasaray SK | 54 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1932 | Turkey | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Atak was born in Istanbul and played his entire career as a defender for Galatasaray SK. Like many other Galatasaray SK players at that time, he was a student of the Galatasaray High School and started playing football at the Grand Cour of the Galatasaray High School.
He made his senior national team debut against Bulgaria on 12 September 1926 and scored his first and only goal against Romania on 15 April 1928.[4][5]
Atak won the Istanbul Football League six times.
Career statistics
Honours
As player
- Galatasaray
- Istanbul Football League (6): 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31
- Istanbul Kupası: 1933
