Turgay Şeren

Turgay Şeren

Personal information
Full name	Türkay Sabit Şeren
Date of birth	15 May 1932
Place of birth	Ankara, Turkey
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1947–1967[1]	Galatasaray SK	631[2]	(0)
National team
1950–1966	Turkey	46	(0)
Teams managed
1968–1969	Mersin İdmanyurdu
1969–1970	Vefa S.K.
1970–1971	Samsunspor
1979–1980	Galatasaray SK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Turgay Sabit Şeren (born 15 May 1932) is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey,^[3] including two matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[4] His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had won 2–1. Because of that unforgettable day, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Panther of Berlin). He also coached Galatasaray.^[5] Şeren was awarded a testimonial match by the club in 1967 in Istanbul, inviting players like Ion Pârcălab, Lev Yashin and Ion Nunweiller.^[6]

After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League[7]		Cup[8]		League Cup[9]		Europe[10]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Galatasaray SK	1946–47	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1947–48	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1948–49	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
	1949–50	20	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0
	1950–51	12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	0
	1951–52	14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0
	1952–53	16	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	0
	1953–54	14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	0
	1954–55	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0
	1955–56	15	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0
	1956–57	18	0	-	-	-	-	2	0	20	0
	1957–58	18	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	0
	1958–59	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0
	1959	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	0
	1959–60	34	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	0
	1960–61	33	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	0
	1961–62	36	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	0
	1962–63	22	0	7	0	3	0	6	0	38	0
	1963–64	28	0	6	0	-	-	5	-	39	0
	1964–65	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0
	1965–66	22	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	25	0
	1966–67	10	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	11	0
Career total		352	0	17	0	3	0	13	0	385	0

Honours

As player

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 1961–1962, 1962–1963
• Turkish Cup: 1962–1963, 1963–1964, 1964–1965, 1965–1966
• Turkish Super Cup: 1966
• Istanbul Football League: 1948–1949, 1954–1955, 1955–1956, 1957–1958
• TSYD Cup: 1963, 1966

Records

• Most appearances for Galatasaray SK (631)^[11]
• Most appearances at Kıtalar Arası Derbi (54)
• Most total seasons as Galatasaray SK 1st Goalkeeper (15)

See also

• List of one-club men
• List of Galatasaray S.K. records and statistics

References

1. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/11312.php
2. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/11312.php
3. "TFF". TFF.
4. Seren Turgay – FIFA competition record
5. http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2598/Turgay-Seren
6. Yaşin, Turgay'la Vedalaşırken ağladı Milliyet. 07.07.1967
7. Includes Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League and Milli Küme Şampiyonası
8. Includes Türkiye Kupası
9. Includes Atatürk Cup, Chancellor Cup, TFF Süper Kupa and TSYD Cup
10. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup
11. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/11312.php