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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celal İbrahim | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Malatya, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 21 March 1917(1917-03-21) (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Baghdad, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Position(s) | Left wingback | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1915 | Galatasaray | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was an Ottoman footballer of Kurdish origin and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He was also known as Kürt Celal which translates in English as Kurdish Celal.
Career
İbrahim spent the entirety of his career with Galatasaray, his hometown club. He once scored 4 goals against Fenerbahçe in a single match on 12 February 1911.
Death
He was killed in action in the Defense of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 March 21, 1917.
Honours
Galatasaray
- Istanbul Football League: 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15
References
- sabah, daily (2 April 2018). "Remembering Galatasaray's heroes of the Gallipoli Campaign". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- NTVMSNBC Website (in Turkish)
- Hurriyet Newspaper Archive (in Turkish)
- Bugün Newspaper Archive (in Turkish) Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim (in Turkish) Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine