Şükrü Gülesin

Şükrü Gülesin
Personal information
Full name Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin
Date of birth (1922-09-14)September 14, 1922
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death July 10, 1977(1977-07-10) (aged 54)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Kınalıadaspor, Beyoğluspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940-1944 Beşiktaş ? (?)
1944-1945 Ankaragücü ? (?)
1945-1950 Beşiktaş 66 (49)
1950-1951 Palermo 28 (13)
1951-1952 Lazio 29 (16)
1952-1953 Palermo 22 (7)
1953-1955 Galatasaray 40 (16)
National team
1945-1954 Turkey 11 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Şükrü Gülesin (September 14, 1922 – July 10, 1977) was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist,[1] and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 directly by corner kicks.[2]

He died in 1977 of heart failure.[3]

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