Ömer Boncuk

Ömer Boncuk

Personal information
Date of birth	1917
Place of birth	Ankara, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	August 1, 1988 (aged 71)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1937-1939	Güneş	23	(3)
1939-1947	Fenerbahçe	166	(14)
1947-1950	İstanbulspor	24	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2013. † Appearances (goals)

Ömer Boncuk (1917 Ankara - August 1, 1988 Istanbul), formerly Ömer Albakır, was a Turkish football midfielder and a high school teacher for music.

He started playing football in the 1937-38 season at the Istanbul team Güneş SK.^[1] He made 24 appearances in two seasons scoring two goals. Following the closure of the club in 1939, Boncuk moved to Fenerbahçe,^[2] where he played 166 games and scored 14 goals until 1947.^[3] He transferred in the 1947-48 season to İstanbulspor scoring three goals in 24 matches within three seasons.

After retiring from active sport in 1950, Ömer Boncuk pursued a teacher's profession for music at Haydarpaşa High School,^[4] where he served also as deputy school director.^[5][6]

He changed his surname from Albakır to Boncuk due to his nickname "Boncuk Ömer" meaning Ömer the Bead" for his short stature. In that era, many football players were nicknamed, and almost all of the Fenerbahçe footballers had nicknames.^[7]

Ömer Boncuk died on August 1, 1988 in Istanbul. He was laid to rest at the Karacaahmet Cemetery following the religious funeral service at Galip Pasha Mosque in Erenköy.^[2]

Achievements

Milli Küme Şampiyonası

with Güneş:

• 1937-38

with Fenerbahçe:

• 1939–40, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50
• 1943–44, 1946–47
• 1940–41

Istanbul Football League

with Güneş:

• 1937–38

with Fenerbahçe

• 1943–44, 1946–47
• 1939–40, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46
• 1941–42

Prime Minister's Cup

with Fenerbahçe

• 1945, 1946

References

1. Ertuğrul, Cem (2005-11-07). "İstanbul’a ‘Güneş’ doğuyor!". NTV MSNBC (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-08-22.
2. "Ömer Boncuk vefat etti". Milliyet (in Turkish). 1988-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
3. "Fenerbahçe'nin unutulmaz futbolcuları" (in Turkish). Türk Futbolu. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
4. "Babama sormayı ihmal ettiğim bir dizi sual var". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
5. "Tuncel Kurtiz: Hayatta en çok annemi özledim!". Sabah (in Turkish). 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
6. "Ömer Boncuk'un öğrencilere tecavüz etmediği dün resmen açıklandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 1963-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
7. "Futbolcu Lakapları". Tribün Dergi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-08-22.

External links

• Ömer Boncuk career stats in Turkey at mackolik.com