Sabih Arca
Turkish footballer (1901–1979)
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Sabih Arca (1901 – 24 April 1979)[1][2] was a Turkish footballer who played for Fenerbahçe, where he scored 64 goals in 215 matches. He was born in Istanbul.[3] He played as a central midfielder or as a left midfielder. He played for Fenerbahçe between 1918 and 1929 and won the 1920–21 and 1922–23 Istanbul Football League. He was a member of the General Harington Cup squad.[4]
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Arca in 1928 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sabih Fani Arca | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1901 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 April 1979 (aged 77–78) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1918–1929 | Fenerbahce | 215 | (64) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1923–1928 | Turkey | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[5] He scored three goals in nine matches for the national team.[6] On the squads he was included he did not make any appearances at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[7]
