Ali Artuner (5 September 1944 – 16 February 2001) was a Turkish

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who played as a

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for Göztepe and the Turkey national team in the 1960s, rising to the position of captain on both teams. In his hometown of

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, there are many sports complexes and tournaments bearing his name. He is also the uncle of former Turkish international goalkeeper,

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Playing career

Club career

Born in

, Artuner started out as a halfback. However, he left school at the age of 17, and made his professional debut for Göztepe as

that same year (1961). He went on to play 15 consecutive seasons for his team in the Süper Lig. He also helped them win the 1968–69 and 1969–70 editions of the

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, as well as the 1970

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. He is widely seen as a club legend, and was nicknamed "Moskova panteri" (Moscow Panther).

International career

Artuner made his debut for the senior national team on 21 July 1965, in a 3–1 win over

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in the 1965 RCD Cup. He represented Turkey at the

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, playing in one game. He then played in six games at the

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, as well as two games at the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification. The last major tournament he played in was the

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, where he played in five games. He captained his team in four of those games (two against

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, and one each against

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and

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artuner, Ali 1944 births 2001 deaths Footballers from İzmir Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Göztepe S.K. footballers Süper Lig players