Rober İsaac Eryol ( – ) was a Turkish
football
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player.
Background
He was born on 21 December 1930 in
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
,
Turkey. He was of
Jewish origin. His grandfather, also named Rober Ishak Eryol, was martyred serving the
Ottoman Empire in action during the
Battle of Gallipoli. Rober Eryol died in December 2000 in
Maltepe,
Istanbul.
Galatasaray
Eryol began his football career in
Istanbul soon after his family moved to Taksim, Istanbul in 1937. He joined
Galatasaray when he was 16 years old in 1947. Rober said "After I played for different amateur teams in Istanbul, I was wanted by Pera (Beyoğlu) and Taksim football clubs. I did not want to play for any of them. Because, at the time, only ethnic minorities used to play for these two teams. As I am a non-Muslim, I was advised to play for one of these two teams. I refused this as I felt that I am a Turkish. Therefore, I decided to play for Galatasaray. I wanted to prove that as a Turkish citizen, I am not different. I proudly proved this by playing for Galatasaray and the national team."
He played for Galatasaray as a left halfback.
He won Istanbul Sunday League once in 1948–49 season and Istanbul Professional League for 3 times in 1954–55, 1955–56 and 1957–58 seasons, with Galatasaray.
Turkish National Team
He represented the
Turkey national football team 9 times (3 games at the
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...
). His first game for Turkey against Switzerland on 25 May 1953 in Berne, Switzerland. He won the
Military World Games
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in 1955 in Italy with Turkey. Rober Eryol also played for Turkey's B-Team on two occasions.
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See also
*List of one-club men
List of one-club men may refer to:
* List of one-club men in association football
* List of one-club men in rugby league
* List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
* List of NBA players who have spent ...
References
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1930 births
2000 deaths
Turkish Jews
Jewish footballers
Turkish footballers
Turkey international footballers
Turkish people of Israeli descent
Israeli people of Turkish descent
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Turkish emigrants to Israel
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Sportspeople from Mersin
Association football midfielders
Turkish football managers
Turkish expatriate football managers