Cafer Çağatay
Turkish footballer
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Ali Cafer Çağatay (1899 – 24 April 1991) was a Turkish football player.[1] He played as a left back for Fenerbahçe, Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK and the Turkey national football team. He was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1899 | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1991 (aged 91–92) | ||
| Place of death | Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Fenerbahçe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915-1916 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 1916-1918 | Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1923-1923 | Turkey national football team | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Back row - Bedri Gürsoy, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Ömer Tanyeri, İsmet Uluğ, Sabih Arca, Cafer Çağatay, Fâhir Yeniçay, Kadri Göktulga, Fâhir Yeniçay
Front row - Ragıp Mağden, Şekip Kulaksızoğlu, Alaattin Baydar.
Çağatay played for Fenerbahçe in 1915-16[2] before joining Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, with whom he won the 1916–17 and 1917-18 Istanbul Football League Championships.[3] In 1922 he rejoined Fenerbahçe, playing for the club until 1927.[2] With Fenerbahçe he won the 1922-23 Istanbul Football League Championship and the General Harington Cup.[citation needed]
National team
He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national football team, who played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[4] He played 7 times for the national team,[5] and represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[6]
Personal life
Çağatay graduated from Saint Joseph High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy.[7] He was the son of Turkish composer, oud virtuoso, and academic Ali Rıfat Çağatay who arranged the Turkish National Anthem.[8]