İsfendiyar Açıksöz
Turkish footballer (1929–2006)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Kastamonu, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2006 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1950–1952 | Vefa Istanbul | ||
| 1952–1960 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1967–1968 | Orduspor | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948–1957 | Turkey | 15 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Şekerspor | ||
| 1966–1967 | Sarıyer | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Açıksöz was born Kastamonu. He began playing football at Galatasaray High School. He joined 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 left Galatasaray in 1960.
International career
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
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Açıksöz goal.
Honours
Turkey
- Mediterranean Cup second place: 1949