Celal İbrahim (1884 – 21 March 1917) was an Ottoman
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
of Kurdish origin and one of the
founders of
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
. 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.
Bir öykü: Galatasaray’ın neferi Şehit Celâl İbrahim
Honours
Galatasaray
*Istanbul Football League
The Istanbul Football League ( tr, İstanbul Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Emp ...
: 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15
References
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1880s births
1917 deaths
Footballers from the Ottoman Empire
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Sportspeople from Malatya
Galatasaray High School alumni
Association football defenders
Ottoman military personnel killed in World War I