Bülent Esel (23 July 1927 – 17 August 2004) was a
Turkey international
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football
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forward
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who played for clubs in Turkey and Italy.
Career
Born in
Izmir, Esel began playing youth football for
Kırıkkalespor. He played senior football for Kırıkkalespor and
Ankaragücü before moving to Italy in 1951, where he would make 78 appearances and scored 25 goals during three seasons in
Serie A
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for
SPAL 1907
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.
Esel returned to Turkey and spent the remainder of his career with
Beşiktaş J.K.
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,
Vefa S.K.
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and
Altınordu S.K.
Esel made four appearances for the
Turkey national football team
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from 1949 to 1950.
Personal
Esel died on 17 August 2004.
References
External links
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Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it
1927 births
2004 deaths
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's international footballers
MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Vefa S.K. footballers
Altınordu F.K. players
SPAL players
Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from İzmir
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